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Informational 17 Bitcoin

Manually implement serde traits for OutPoint

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Tobin C. Harding

68/100 · Adequate
Manually implement serde traits for OutPoint

Reading Rust macros makes my eyes bleed - the
`internals::serde_struct_human_string_impl` is a great example.

The macro is used in exactly one place, for `OutPoint`.

Implement `serde` stuff for `OutPoint` and remove
`serde_struct_human_string_impl` - death to all macros.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit rewrites how the OutPoint type (a Bitcoin transaction reference made of a transaction ID and output index) is serialized and deserialized with the serde library. It replaces a macro with hand-written code. The change is described by the author as a code cleanup to remove an ugly macro, not as a security fix. There is no direct evidence in the commit or supplied references that this fixes a vulnerability.

Recommended action

No immediate security action required. Treat as a normal refactoring commit. If relying on exact binary serde output for OutPoint, verify compatibility with the new representation (txid as slice with length prefix, vout as little-endian bytes).

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 17/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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