Gavin Andresen: Expect Bitcoin Core 0.9.1 Release Soon Because of Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug
Despite the fact that Gavin Andresen just yesterday announced that he was stepping down as the bitcoin core maintainer, it doesn't mean he has to stop talking about new releases of the software at the core of this technology. In the wake of the major news that a critical bug in the OpenSSL encryption library has been discovered, the web has been abuzz (as has the bitcoin community). A number of exchanges affected have even started reacting by disabling systems until a fix is in place. On Tuesday afternoon, Andresen tweeted that the next release of the bitcoin core, 0.9.1, can be expected....
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Bleeding private data since 2012. Discovery of a memory leak bug in OpenSSL means that each and every internet user is likely to have been affected either directly or indirectly. Dubbed the “Heartbleed Bug”, this vulnerability allows stealing of information that usually would be encrypted by a secure SSL/TLS session over the internet. Everyday Bitcoin client operation does not directly use OpenSSL, however, the Bitcoin Core 0.9.0 (and each prior version) uses OpenSSL for remote procedure calls (RPC) via https. New functionality introduced in version 0.9.0 is the ability to fetch payment....
Bitcoin Core Version 0.9.1 is out and it has addressed the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability, also known as CVE-2014-0160. The vulnerability has been patched by major bitcoin exchanges in a matter of hours. In case you missed it, Heartbleed is a pretty big deal in the security community. The crypto bug in OpenSSL (an open-source implementation of the SSL and TLS internet security protocols that encrypt and secure internet traffic) has opened up two thirds of the web to eavesdropping. It was uncovered earlier this week and many observers described it as nothing short of catastrophic. Bitcoin....
Bitcoin Core version 0.9.1 has been released to update the core OpenSSL library to the bugfixed version 1.0.1g. The Bitcoin Core security update to version 0.9.1 comes less than 24 hours after an announcement of the discovery of the Heartbleed Bug. Specifically, the OpenSSL Heartbleed Bug could reveal partial memory contents related to an encrypted SSL/TLS session to an attacker. In the case of Bitcoin, this means that private keys may be revealed. Specific Vulnerabilities. Any Bitcoin Core GUI that uses a vulnerable version of the OpenSSL library could be vulnerable to the following....
This week on CCN, we learned about the massive Heartbleed bug, the potential future of Bitcoin with sidechains, SecondMarket's new bitcoin investment fund, exciting new Bitcoin services, and more. Check out some of our top stories this week (7 April - 13 April) on this CCN Week in Review. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHbL4xmbGts?rel=0]. Hacker Exploits Heartbleed Bug in BTCJam Heist. A programming error in OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 - 1.0.1f is causing panic across the Internet. Heartbleed is a very serious vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptographic library. OpenSSL is used....
This situation becomes especially painful when considering how Satoshi Nakamoto himself appointed Gavin Andresen as being the one to take over the “reigns” of Bitcoin development Now that the Craig Wright debacle has calmed down again, there is still the pressing matter of what will happen with Gavin Andresen. After the Bitcoin Core team revoked his commit access, there seems to be no indication of restoring the Bitcoin developer to his precious status. A lot of people were surprised when Gavin Andresen of all people came forward and identified Craig Wright as being Satoshi Nakamoto. Even....