CVE-2021-3401 | BDVDB-2026-148592 Detail

Description#

Bitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when another application unsafely passes the -platformpluginpath argument to the bitcoin-qt program, as demonstrated by an x-scheme-handler/bitcoin handler for a .desktop file or a web browser. NOTE: the discoverer states "I believe that this vulnerability cannot actually be exploited."

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://achow101.com/2021/02/0.18-uri-vuln
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16578

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12021-02-04Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.