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Low 36 Bitcoin

txout explorer do not yikes on big QRs

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Authored by scgbckbone

45/100 · Thin
txout explorer do not yikes on big QRs
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This update fixes a user-interface crash in the COLDCARD hardware wallet when it tries to display very large QR codes. Before the change, certain long transaction outputs (for example, OP_RETURN data or unusual scripts) could make the on-device QR generator fail and throw an error, interrupting transaction review. The patch catches that failure, shows a 'QR too big' placeholder instead, and lets the user keep reviewing the transaction. It is a denial-of-service-style reliability fix rather than a theft-of-funds vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine firmware improvement. Users should install the updated firmware so that transaction review is not interrupted by large QR payloads. No immediate incident-response action is indicated by the diff alone.

Security signals we found

01

New exception class QRTooBigError introduced for oversized QR payloads

02

QR generation failures are now caught and rendered as a user-visible placeholder instead of crashing

03

Transaction output explorer no longer raises on large/unknown scripts when displaying QR

04

OP_RETURN data longer than 160 bytes is truncated in the text display and shown with an empty QR

05

Tests assert 'QR too big' screen appears for oversized QR data on both device variants

Risk score

Why this scored 36/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 4/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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