What it is
CVE-2023-39910 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Libbitcoin Libbitcoin Explorer. The cryptocurrency wallet entropy seeding mechanism used in Libbitcoin Explorer 3.0.0 through 3.6.0 is weak, aka the Milk...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2023-39910
Libbitcoin Explorer
Libbitcoin / Libbitcoin Explorer
- Severity
- CVSS 7.5 · High
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 1.8%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Libbitcoin / Libbitcoin Explorer.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Libbitcoin Explorer
The cryptocurrency wallet entropy seeding mechanism used in Libbitcoin Explorer 3.0.0 through 3.6.0 is weak, aka the Milk Sad issue. The use of an mt19937 Mersenne Twister PRNG restricts the internal entropy to 32 bits regardless of settings. This allows remote attackers to recover any wallet private keys generated from "bx seed" entropy output and steal funds.
(Affected users need to move funds to a secure new cryptocurrency wallet.) NOTE: the vendor's position is that there was sufficient documentation advising against "bx seed" but others disagree. NOTE: this was exploited in the wild in June and July 2023.
- Published
- 09 Aug 2023
- Exploitation Reported
- 09 Aug 2023
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39910
- GitHub — libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/blob/20eba4db9a8a34...
- GitHub — libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/blob/20eba4db9a8a34...
- GitHub — libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/blob/a1b777fc51d9c04e...
- milksad.info/disclosure.html milksad.info · CVE Record https://milksad.info/disclosure.html
- news.ycombinator.com/item news.ycombinator.com · CVE Record https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37054862
- GitHub — libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/CVE-2023-39910
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2023-08-09 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.8%
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
-
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2023-39910
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2023-39910",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 7.5,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.01804,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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