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diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.3.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.3.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..856c20aa33 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.3.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.3 is now available from: + http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.3/ + +This is a maintenance release to fix a denial-of-service attack that +can cause nodes to crash. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: + https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues + +0.8.3 Release notes + +Truncate over-size messages to prevent a memory exhaustion attack. + +Fix a regression that causes excessive re-writing of the 'peers.dat' file. + + +Thanks to Peter Todd for responsibly disclosing the vulnerability +( CVE-2013-4627 ) and creating a fix. |