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CVE-2018-19183: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

November 12, 2018 (updated December 13, 2018)

ethereumjs-vm allows attackers to cause a denial of service (vm.runCode failure and REVERT) via a code: Buffer.from(my_code, 'hex') attribute.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19183

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

Version 2.4.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.5.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Source file

npm/ethereumjs-vm/CVE-2018-19183.yml

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