CVE-2017-14457 HIGH

CVE-2017-14457

Vendor Talos
Product CPP-Ethereum
Published January 19, 2018
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 19, 2018 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated