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CVE-2017-14451
An exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) of CPP-Ethereum.
Published 5 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
10.0
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) of CPP-Ethereum. A specially crafted smart contract code can cause an out-of-bounds read which can subsequently trigger an out-of-bounds write resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can create/send malicious smart contract to trigger this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a CPP-Ethereum
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0500 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-14451
- NVD: CVE-2017-14451
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