CVE-2013-3220

bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.9rc2, 0.5.x before 0.5.8rc2, 0.6.x before 0.6.5rc2, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3rc2, and wxBitcoin, do not properly consider whether a block's size could require an excessive number of database locks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (split) and enable certain double-spending capabilities via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking.

Published: 2013-08-02 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-3220 is rated Moderate Risk (49.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.38%). 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-2013-3220

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 6.69% 2.38% -4.32%
2 2026-03-17 6.91% 6.69% -0.22%
3 2026-02-15 — 6.91% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3220

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3220

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-3220

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-3220 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bitcoin), 13 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 8, ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-3220

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3220

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bitcoin bitcoin-qt <= 0.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 0.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.5.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-qt 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.7.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoin_core — 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 <= 0.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 0.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.5.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin bitcoind 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.7.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin qitcoin-qt 0.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:qitcoin-qt:0.6.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitcoin qitcoin-qt 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:qitcoin-qt:0.6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3220

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