Buffer overflow in Claymore Dual Miner Project
CVE-2017-16930
The remote management interface on the Claymore Dual GPU miner 10.1 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow in the request handler. This can be exploited via a long API request that is mishandled during logging.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.343 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.343 · newest: 0.343 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Claymore Dual Miner Project — versions 10.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43231/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/04/3 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2017-16930 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16930?
- CVE-2017-16930 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Claymore Dual Miner Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16930?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.