SB2018092609 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data in getmonero monero
Published: September 26, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018092609
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3972)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the Levin deserialization functionality of the Epee library, as used in Monero 'Lithium Luna' (v0.12.2.0-master-ffab6700) and other cryptocurrencies. A specially crafted network packet can cause a logic flaw, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.