Vulnerability in Ethereum Cpp-Ethereum
CVE-2017-12119
An exploitable unhandled exception vulnerability exists in multiple APIs of CPP-Ethereum JSON-RPC. Specially crafted JSON requests can cause an unhandled exception resulting in denial of service. An attacker can send malicious JSON to trigger this vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.021 (79.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Ethereum Cpp-ethereum
- Talos Cpp-ethereum — versions Ethereum commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12119?
- CVE-2017-12119 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ethereum Cpp-Ethereum, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12119?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12119 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.