CVE-2016-8889

Severity Score

6.2

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Bitcoin Knots v0.11.0.ljr20150711 through v0.13.0.knots20160814 (fixed in v0.13.1.knots20161027), the debug console stores sensitive information including private keys and the wallet passphrase in its persistent command history.

En Bitcoin Knots v0.11.0.ljr20150711 hasta la versión v0.13.0.knots20160814 (solucionado en v0.13.1.knots20161027), la consola de depuración almacena información sensible incluyendo claves privadas y la frase de acceso de la carpeta en su historial de comandos persistente.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-10-23 CVE Reserved
2016-10-28 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94235	Third Party Advisory
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1618462.0	Mitigation

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/blob/v0.13.1.knots20161027/doc/release-notes.md	2016-11-29

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.0"		-		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.0"		rc1		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.0"		rc2		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.0"		rc3		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.1 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.1"		-		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.1 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.1"		rc1		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.1 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.1"		rc2		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.2 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.2"		-		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.11.2 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.11.2"		rc1		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.0"		-		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.0"		rc1		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.0"		rc2		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.0"		rc3		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.0"		rc4		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.0 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.0"		rc5		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.0.knots20160226 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.0.knots20160226"		rc1		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.12.1.knots20160629 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.12.1.knots20160629"		rc2		Affected
Bitcoin Knots Project Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project"		Bitcoin Knots Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots"				0.13.0.knots20160814 Search vendor "Bitcoin Knots Project" for product "Bitcoin Knots" and version "0.13.0.knots20160814"		-		Affected