Vulnerability CVE-2018-3972
Published: 2018-09-26

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-502

 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Monero project -> Monero 
Getmonero -> Monero 

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