Out-of-bounds read in CPP-Ethereum - CVE-2017-14457
Published: January 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9962
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14457
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ethereum
Affected software:
CPP-Ethereum
CPP-Ethereum
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can create and send a specially crafted smart contract containing malicious code, trigger an out-of-bounds read and gain access to arbitrary data or cause the application to crash.
The weakness exists due to an insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can create and send a specially crafted smart contract containing malicious code, trigger an out-of-bounds read and gain access to arbitrary data or cause the application to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14457
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.