Integer overflow in Useless Ethereum Token - CVE-2018-10468

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Integer overflow in Useless Ethereum Token - CVE-2018-10468

Published: April 28, 2018 / Updated: April 29, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12285
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10468
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Useless Ethereum Token
Affected software:
Useless Ethereum Token

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-10468

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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