# CVE-2019-15947: In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.

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## References

- https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18

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