The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing side-channel attack.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-08-01T16:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:12:33.468Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2013-4165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2013-08-02T12:10:40.487

Modified: 2020-03-18T17:38:29.420

Link: CVE-2013-4165

cve-icon Redhat

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