CVE-2013-3220
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.9rc2, 0.5.x before 0.5.8rc2, 0.6.x before 0.6.5rc2, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3rc2, and wxBitcoin, do not properly consider whether a block's size could require an excessive number of database locks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (split) and enable certain double-spending capabilities via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (62)
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references (6)
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- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0050cnnvd
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposurescnnvd
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0050enisa_euvd
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposuresenisa_euvd
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0050Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_ExposuresVendor Advisorynvd
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