CVE-2021-31876
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.21.1 does not properly implement the replacement policy specified in BIP125, which makes it easier for attackers to trigger a loss of funds, or a denial of service attack
02 Description
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.21.1 does not properly implement the replacement policy specified in BIP125, which makes it easier for attackers to trigger a loss of funds, or a denial of service attack
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 75.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-05-13 21:03Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 23:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-04-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0e622d4fa320ca9f5afe93c1ea7d69292d804b1a8fc32705721c3cc1a4e6d0c3
05 Affected products
06 References
- en.bitcoin.ithttps://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2021-31876
- bitcoinops.orghttps://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/replace-by-fee/
- github.comhttps://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
- lists.linuxfoundation.orghttps://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2021-May/018893.html
- bitcoinops.orghttps://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2021/05/12/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- bitcoin-daemon Not affected
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.