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authorWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2017-03-07 09:50:41 +0100
committerWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2017-09-26 16:12:47 +0200
commit0cd9273fd959c6742574259d026039f7da0309a2 (patch)
tree575776245a1af0acffb9f22a987ef7bbf1d86eba /doc
parent94c9015bca861085f76ca3c045e17d0591aa6c8b (diff)
rpc: Prevent `dumpwallet` from overwriting files
Prevent arbitrary files from being overwritten. There have been reports that users have overwritten wallet files this way. It may also avoid other security issues. Fixes #9934. Adds mention to release notes and adds a test.
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@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ Low-level RPC changes
* `getwalletinfo`
* `getmininginfo`
+- `dumpwallet` no longer allows overwriting files. This is a security measure
+ as well as prevents dangerous user mistakes.
+
Credits
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