CVE-2017-14457

An exploitable information leak/denial of service vulnerability exists in the libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) `create2` opcode handler of CPP-Ethereum

High · published January 19, 2018

CVSS v3.0
8.2
EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An exploitable information leak/denial of service vulnerability exists in the libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) `create2` opcode handler of CPP-Ethereum. A specially crafted smart contract code can cause an out-of-bounds read leading to memory disclosure or denial of service. An attacker can create/send malicious a smart contract to trigger this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01709 · 77.1th percentile
Published
2018-01-19T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JAN 23:00Z
    An exploitable information leak/denial of service vulnerability exists in the libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) `create2` opcode handler of CPP-Ethereum
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