CVEs-PoC/2013/CVE-2013-4165.md

### [CVE-2013-4165](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4165)
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### Description

The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing side-channel attack.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/2838
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/2845

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/uvhw/conchimgiangnang