# CVE-2013-10006: Ziftr primecoin bitcoinrpc.cpp HTTPAuthorized timing discrepancy

- Severity: CVSS 2.6 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2023-01-01 · Updated: 2025-04-10

## Affected

- Ziftr primecoin: 0.8.4rc1

## Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ziftr primecoin up to 0.8.4rc1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function HTTPAuthorized of the file src/bitcoinrpc.cpp. The manipulation of the argument strUserPass/strRPCUserColonPass leads to observable timing discrepancy. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 0.8.4rc2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named cdb3441b5cd2c1bae49fae671dc4a496f7c96322. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217171.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ziftr primecoin, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.217171
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217171
- https://github.com/Ziftr/primecoin/commit/cdb3441b5cd2c1bae49fae671dc4a496f7c96322
- https://github.com/Ziftr/primecoin/releases/tag/v0.8.4rc2

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