CVE-2023-37192 json
Memory management and protection issues in Bitcoin Core v22 allows attackers to modify the stored sending address within the app's memory,…
published 2023-07-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-41112
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Memory management and protection issues in Bitcoin Core v22 allows attackers to modify the stored sending address within the app's memory, potentially allowing them to redirect Bitcoin transactions to wallets of their own choosing.
Patch / fix
- bitcoin openSUSE Leap 16.0 27.1-bp160.2.1
- bitcoin openSUSE Tumbleweed 31.0-2.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21149-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11073-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-37192 updated cvss 7.5
bitcoin-core: memory manipulation leading to transaction redirection
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- satoshihunter1.blogspot.com https://satoshihunter1.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-bitcoin-app-is-vulnerable-to-hackers.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEl4M1oZim0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
References
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satoshihunter1.blogspot.com
/2023/06/the-bitcoin-app-is-vulnerable-to-hackers.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
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youtube.com
/watch?v=oEl4M1oZim0
exploit, third-party-advisory
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bitcoin.org
/en/bitcoin-core/
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-37192
- NVD CVE-2023-37192
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