VDB-112237 · CVE-2017-12116 · BID 102475

cpp-ethereum JSON-RPC miner_setGasPrice API JSON Request improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in cpp-ethereum JSON-RPC. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component miner_setGasPrice API. This manipulation as part of JSON Request causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-12116. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cpp-ethereum JSON-RPC (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component miner_setGasPrice API. The manipulation as part of a JSON Request leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in miner_setGasPrice API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768). A JSON request can cause an access to the restricted functionality resulting in authorization bypass. An attacker can send JSON to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2018 by Cisco with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12116 since 07/31/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 102475†). The entries VDB-112233, VDB-112234, VDB-112235 and VDB-112236 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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07/31/2017 🔍
01/09/2018 +162 days 🔍
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01/19/2018 +10 days 🔍
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01/20/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2023 +1839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Marcin 'Icewall' Noga (Cisco)
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12116 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12116
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112237
SecurityFocus: 102475 - CPP-Ethereum Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/20/2018 13:27
Updated: 02/02/2023 09:22
Changes: 01/20/2018 13:27 (60), 12/25/2019 10:59 (4), 02/01/2021 12:23 (2), 02/02/2023 09:22 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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