# CVE-2012-1910: Bitcoin-Qt 0.5.0.x before 0.5.0.5; 0.5.1.x, 0.5.2.x, and 0.5.3.x before 0.5.3.1; and 0.6.x before 0.6.0rc4 on Windows does not use MinGW mul

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-06 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Bitcoin-Qt 0.5.0.x before 0.5.0.5; 0.5.1.x, 0.5.2.x, and 0.5.3.x before 0.5.3.1; and 0.6.x before 0.6.0rc4 on Windows does not use MinGW multithread-safe exception handling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted Bitcoin protocol messages.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/8864019f6d88b13d3442843d9e6ebeb8dd938831
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=69120.0
- http://gavintech.blogspot.com/2012/03/full-disclosure-bitcoin-qt-on-windows.html
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs

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