What is CVE-2018-14715?

CVE-2018-14715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cryptogs, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-14715?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-14715 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Cryptogs

CVE-2018-14715

The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for Cryptogs, an Ethereum game, generate random numbers with an old block's hash. Therefore, attackers can predict the random number and always win the game.

EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cryptogs
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-338 — Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14715?: CVE-2018-14715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cryptogs, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-14715?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-14715 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.