Bitcoin Core Version 0.9.1 Fixes Heartbleed Vulnerability
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....
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Bitcoin Core 0.9.2 has been released and is available for download from https://bitcoin.org/bin/0.9.2/. This is minor release version containing mostly bug fixes and a few improvements to the code base and GUI. Important: Users should upgrade to this release due to critical security updates in the included OpenSSL library (CVE-2014-0224 which is a new vulnerability - not the Heartbleed Bug). General Users will benefit from the following improvements: GUI. Fix various coin control visual issues. Show number of in/out connections in debug console. Show weeks as well as years behind for long....
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....
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....
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....