PT-2018-5360 · Ethereum · Cpp-Ethereum Json-Rpc

Published 2018-01-19 · Updated 2022-12-14 · CVE-2017-12119

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CPP-Ethereum JSON-RPC (affected versions not specified)

Description An exploitable unhandled exception issue exists in multiple APIs of CPP-Ethereum JSON-RPC, where specially crafted JSON requests can cause an unhandled exception, resulting in denial of service. An attacker can send malicious JSON to trigger this issue.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Check for Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-754

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12119

Affected Products

Cpp-Ethereum Json-Rpc

References · 4

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0471 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12119 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39846 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102475 · Note