Deserialization of Untrusted Data in getmonero monero



| Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-3972
CWE-ID CWE-502
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 monero
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor getmonero.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU36616

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3972

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

monero: 0.12.2.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/09/epee-levin-vuln.html
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0637


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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