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Low 27 Bitcoin

bitcoin: Replace script hex decoding with new consensus crate

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Tobin C. Harding

73/100 · Adequate
bitcoin: Replace script hex decoding with new consensus crate

Currently we are using the old consensus deserialization code to
decode scripts as well as the unstable hex crate.

Now that we have both a stable `hex` parsing crate and a
soon-to-be-stable consensus encoding crate we can use them to shore up
the script hex parsing functions.
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit swaps out the old way of turning hex strings into Bitcoin scripts for a newer, more stable set of libraries. It also introduces a clearer error type so callers can tell whether something went wrong with the hex string itself or with decoding the script. The change is described by the project as a hardening/cleanup move, not a fix for a known vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat as routine maintenance/hardening. Review the new error handling paths and ensure downstream consumers handle `FromHexError` correctly. No immediate security response is indicated by the commit itself.

Security signals we found

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Refactoring of parsing/deserialization code

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Introduction of a dedicated error type for hex parsing failures

03

Use of newer stable crates for hex and consensus decoding

04

Commit message uses hardening language ('shore up') but does not describe a vulnerability

Risk score

Why this scored 27/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 5/10
Evidence quality 2/5
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