Integer overflow in Useless Ethereum Token - CVE-2018-10468
Published: April 28, 2018 / Updated: April 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12285
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10468
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to steal digital assets.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the transferFrom() function of a smart contract implementation for Useless Ethereum Token (UET). A remote attacker can steal assets (e.g., transfer all victims' balances into their account) because certain computations involving _value are incorrect.
The vulnerability was dubbed "transferFlaw" and has been exploited in the wild in December 2017.
Affected software
Useless Ethereum Token
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10468
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.