CVE-2013-2292

bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (electricity consumption) by mining a block to create a nonstandard Bitcoin transaction containing multiple OP_CHECKSIG script opcodes.

Published: 2013-03-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-2292 is rated Moderate Risk (59.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2292

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.94% 2.55% -0.39%
2 2025-11-30 3.04% 2.94% -0.10%
3 2025-08-12 3.04%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2292

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2292

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2292

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.4.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.5.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.6.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.6.0.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin-qt 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core <= 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.4.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.6.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.6.0.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.6.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2292

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