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Informational 18 Bitcoin

Add new error type for PushBytes::read_scriptint

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Mitchell Bagot

68/100 · Adequate
Add new error type for PushBytes::read_scriptint

The error type currently returned by the PushBytes::read_scriptint
function is fairly general, shared by various other script
functionality. Most of the error type is not applicable, making the
error less meaningful for describing error states of this function
than it should be.

Introduce a ScriptIntError type to cover the error types that can be
thrown by PushBytes::read_scriptint.
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a straightforward internal code cleanup in the rust-bitcoin library. It creates a new, more specific error type called ScriptIntError for one particular function (reading script integers from push bytes), replacing a broader, less precise error type. There is no indication this fixes a security vulnerability; it is a refactoring to make error reporting clearer for developers.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal API-quality refactor; downstream users may need to update error handling if they matched on script::Error for read_scriptint results.

Security signals we found

01

No security-relevant behavior change: parsing logic, overflow checks, and non-minimal detection remain identical.

02

Error-type narrowing reduces API ambiguity but does not alter exploit surface.

03

No mention of vulnerability, CVE, bug bounty, or security fix in commit title or message.

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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