From a43be5bcdb27a68abe9bb5fec57185a1b6652479 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Wladimir J. van der Laan" <laanwj@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 09:50:41 +0100
Subject: 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.

Github-Pull: #9937
Rebased-From: 0cd9273fd959c6742574259d026039f7da0309a2
---
 doc/release-notes.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc/release-notes.md')

diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index ef8de316a5..0235e1c606 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Notable changes
 0.15.1 Change log
 =================
 
+- `dumpwallet` no longer allows overwriting files. This is a security measure
+  as well as prevents dangerous user mistakes.
+
 Credits
 =======
 
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