ethereumjs-vm 2.4.0 Attribute memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in ethereumjs-vm 2.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of Attribute results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-19183. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ethereumjs-vm 2.4.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation as part of a Attribute leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

ethereumjs-vm 2.4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (vm.runCode failure and REVERT) via a "code: Buffer.from(my_code, 'hex')" attribute.

The bug was discovered 11/09/2018. The weakness was shared 11/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-19183 since 11/11/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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.

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Productinfo

Name

ethereumjs-vm

Version

2.4.0

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2018 🔍
11/11/2018 +2 days 🔍
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11/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/05/2024 +2093 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 386
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-19183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126654

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2018 10:38
Updated: 08/05/2024 18:03
Changes: 11/12/2018 10:38 (55), 04/11/2020 16:29 (1), 06/05/2023 14:56 (3), 08/05/2024 18:03 (15)
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