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CVE-2017-14451
Published: Dec 2, 2020
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) of CPP-Ethereum. A specially crafted smart contract code can cause an out-of-bounds read which can subsequently trigger an out-of-bounds write resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can create/send malicious smart contract to trigger this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | CPP-Ethereum | affected Ethereum commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768 |
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