CVE-2017-14457
CVSS V2 Medium 6.4
CVSS V3 Critical 9.1
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-14457
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-01-19T23:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-30T19:31:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:ethereum_virtual_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.1
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0503 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14457 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14457 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 17:00:51 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 01:20:29 | 2018-01-19T23:29Z | 2018-01-19T23:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 01:20:29 | 2022-04-19T19:15:17 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 01:20:29 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-01-30 20:06:42 | 2023-01-30T19:31:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-30 20:06:42 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |