# Gavin Andresen
# 2013-06-25 17:59:17
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=242848.msg2576988#msg2576988

Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.3 is now available from: @p{brk}
  @s{(link)} @p{par}

This is a maintenance release to fix a denial-of-service attack that @p{brk}
can cause nodes to crash. @p{par}

Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: @p{brk}
  @s{(link)} @p{par}

@p{(it}@p{(bf}0.8.3 Release notes@p{bf)}@p{it)} @p{par}

Truncate over-size messages to prevent a memory exhaustion attack. @p{par}

Fix a regression that causes excessive re-writing of the 'peers.dat' file. @p{par}


@p{hrule}
 @p{brk}
Thanks to Peter Todd for responsibly disclosing the vulnerability @p{brk}
( CVE-2013-4627 ) and creating a fix.