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Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.3 is now available from:
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.3/
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This is a maintenance release to fix a denial-of-service attack that
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can cause nodes to crash.
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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
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https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues
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0.8.3 Release notes
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Truncate over-size messages to prevent a memory exhaustion attack.
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Fix a regression that causes excessive re-writing of the 'peers.dat' file.
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Thanks to Peter Todd for responsibly disclosing the vulnerability
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( CVE-2013-4627 ) and creating a fix.
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