1  Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.3 is now available from:
 2    http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.3/
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 4  This is a maintenance release to fix a denial-of-service attack that
 5  can cause nodes to crash.
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 7  Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
 8    https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues
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10  0.8.3 Release notes
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12  Truncate over-size messages to prevent a memory exhaustion attack.
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14  Fix a regression that causes excessive re-writing of the 'peers.dat' file.
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17  Thanks to Peter Todd for responsibly disclosing the vulnerability
18  ( CVE-2013-4627 ) and creating a fix.