Deserialization in Getmonero Monero
CVE-2018-3972
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the Levin deserialization functionality of the Epee library, as used in Monero 'Lithium Luna' (v0.12.2.0-master-ffab6700) and other cryptocurrencies. A specially crafted network packet can cause a logic flaw, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Getmonero Monero — versions 0.12.2.0
- Https://github.com/sabelnikov Epee — versions as used in Monero 'Lithium Luna' (v0.12.2.0-master-ffab6700)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0637 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/09/epee-levin-vuln.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-3972?
- CVE-2018-3972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Getmonero Monero, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-3972?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-3972 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.