Bitcoin Core before 0.14 allows an attacker to create an ostensibly valid SPV proof for a payment to a victim who uses an SPV wallet, even if that payment did not actually occur. Completing the attack would cost more than a million dollars, and is relevant mainly only in situations where an autonomous system relies solely on an SPV proof for transactions of a greater dollar amount.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-03-16T19:42:50

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:06.183Z

Reserved: 2017-08-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-12842

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-03-16T20:15:12.423

Modified: 2020-03-23T13:44:33.397

Link: CVE-2017-12842

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