#xrpledgerpatchesxrpcreationbug
🚨 XRP LEDGER PATCHED A DECADE-OLD BUG THAT COULD HAVE CREATED XRP OUT OF THIN AIR.
A critical vulnerability in the XRP Ledger’s payment engine could have allowed attackers to create spendable XRP without paying for it.
The flaw involved an integer overflow when processing payments across hundreds of specially crafted exchange offers. The software could miscalculate the total owed, allowing sellers to receive XRP while the buyer paid almost nothing.
⚠️ The potential impact was enormous: the exploit could have undermined XRP’s fixed supply of 100 billion tokens.
🛡️ The vulnerability was fixed in xrpld version 3.4.1. Developers reported no evidence that it was exploited on public networks.
This is a major reminder that even established blockchain networks require continuous security testing.
#xrp #Ripple #CyberSecurity
🚨 XRP LEDGER PATCHED A DECADE-OLD BUG THAT COULD HAVE CREATED XRP OUT OF THIN AIR.
A critical vulnerability in the XRP Ledger’s payment engine could have allowed attackers to create spendable XRP without paying for it.
The flaw involved an integer overflow when processing payments across hundreds of specially crafted exchange offers. The software could miscalculate the total owed, allowing sellers to receive XRP while the buyer paid almost nothing.
⚠️ The potential impact was enormous: the exploit could have undermined XRP’s fixed supply of 100 billion tokens.
🛡️ The vulnerability was fixed in xrpld version 3.4.1. Developers reported no evidence that it was exploited on public networks.
This is a major reminder that even established blockchain networks require continuous security testing.
#xrp #Ripple #CyberSecurity