VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14457

CVSS score8.2 HIGH

EPSS probability1.71%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-01-19

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Description

An exploitable information leak/denial of service vulnerability exists in the libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) `create2` opcode handler of CPP-Ethereum. A specially crafted smart contract code can cause an out-of-bounds read leading to memory disclosure or denial of service. An attacker can create/send malicious a smart contract to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness classification

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references

talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory