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

EPSS: 0.343 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.