mal-2025-3437
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-03-30 15:18
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in bitcoinlibdbfix (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (a5cb52fa4f2ac6a68416c59a513399e01bb388d5e238260b712a513db3d97233)
It overwrites the 'clw' command from legit bitconinlib package and attempts to exfiltrate its database on the usage.
As a context, it appears to be created to lure users seeking for help with the bitconinlib package: https://github.com/1200wd/bitcoinlib/issues/455#issuecomment-2764513104
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-03-bitcoinlibdbfix
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
files-exfiltration
-
crypto-related
-
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
-
exfiltration-crypto
Credits
ReversingLabs
www.reversinglabs.com
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "bitcoinlibdbfix",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/bitcoinlibdbfix"
},
"versions": [
"0.4.8",
"0.4.9",
"0.4.10",
"0.4.11",
"0.4.12",
"0.4.13",
"0.4.14"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"SNYK-PYTHON-BITCOINLIBDBFIX-9667328"
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://www.reversinglabs.com"
],
"name": "ReversingLabs",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"urls": [
"https://5fde88fde64f4682c2fc1e10e6c.vercel.app/api/send",
"https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1329712636807610379/eU6AZ5oBM_12FIkwvtiasyjywx7WYW7wzuWJwWU3u2kadKko7QKpXcl3Kd0fJspPhM4w"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "RLMA-2025-02496",
"import_time": "2025-04-25T09:36:45.304638498Z",
"modified_time": "2025-04-23T16:06:16Z",
"sha256": "ab5b3540f4c692cb612450c054a7f3f6269fac09919d37ad47715afa2a314d18",
"source": "reversing-labs",
"versions": [
"0.4.8",
"0.4.9",
"0.4.10",
"0.4.11",
"0.4.12",
"0.4.13",
"0.4.14"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-03-bitcoinlibdbfix/bitcoinlibdbfix",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:54.994118496Z",
"modified_time": "2025-03-30T15:18:14Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "55845c378f8d0c93bb2ac1f5f38bb4a6e226fd3f506cda28e55ce70ee713d052",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-03-bitcoinlibdbfix/bitcoinlibdbfix",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.026003304Z",
"modified_time": "2025-03-30T15:18:14Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "a5cb52fa4f2ac6a68416c59a513399e01bb388d5e238260b712a513db3d97233",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-03-bitcoinlibdbfix/bitcoinlibdbfix",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.319970664Z",
"modified_time": "2025-03-30T15:18:14Z",
"sha256": "d0a5c5913c23e65a4562411c5623b96364dbcc4baa11648c7efba0e804bec935",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.4.8",
"0.4.9",
"0.4.10",
"0.4.11",
"0.4.12",
"0.4.13",
"0.4.14"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (a5cb52fa4f2ac6a68416c59a513399e01bb388d5e238260b712a513db3d97233)\nIt overwrites the \u0027clw\u0027 command from legit bitconinlib package and attempts to exfiltrate its database on the usage.\n\nAs a context, it appears to be created to lure users seeking for help with the bitconinlib package: https://github.com/1200wd/bitcoinlib/issues/455#issuecomment-2764513104\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-03-bitcoinlibdbfix\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n\n - crypto-related\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n\n\n - exfiltration-crypto\n",
"id": "MAL-2025-3437",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:52Z",
"published": "2025-03-30T15:18:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-BITCOINLIBDBFIX-9667328"
},
{
"type": "ARTICLE",
"url": "https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/malicious-python-packages-target-popular-bitcoin-library"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/1200wd/bitcoinlib/issues/455#issuecomment-2764513104"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/bitcoinlibdbfix"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in bitcoinlibdbfix (PyPI)"
}
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