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CVE-2021-3401 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://achow101.com/2021/02/0.18-uri-vuln CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16578 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://achow101.com/2021/02/0.18-uri-vuln [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16578 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
bitcoin bitcoin
< 0.19.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-3401
NVD Published Date:
Feb 4, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-3401 Details - Not Deferred