The "encrypt wallet" feature in wxBitcoin and bitcoind 0.4.x before 0.4.1, and 0.5.0rc, does not properly interact with the deletion functionality of BSDDB, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain unencrypted private keys from Bitcoin wallet files by bypassing the BSDDB interface and reading entries that are marked for deletion.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-06T16:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:51:06.257Z

Reserved: 2011-11-14T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-4447

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2012-08-06T16:55:01.227

Modified: 2020-03-18T17:37:42.477

Link: CVE-2011-4447

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