Merge #9937: rpc: Prevent dumpwallet from overwriting files

0cd9273 rpc: Prevent `dumpwallet` from overwriting files (Wladimir J. van der Laan)

Pull request description:

  Prevent arbitrary files from being overwritten by `dumpwallet`. There have been reports that users have overwritten wallet files this way. It may also avoid other security issues.

  Fixes #9934. Adds mention to release notes and adds a test.

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Wladimir J. van der Laan committed 2017-10-04 15:01:24 +02:00
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@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ Low-level RPC changes
* `getwalletinfo`
* `getmininginfo`
- `dumpwallet` no longer allows overwriting files. This is a security measure
as well as prevents dangerous user mistakes.
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