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CVE-2017-14457
HIGH · CVSS 8.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-01-19T23:29:00.473 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:06:11.007

Summary

An exploitable information leak/denial of service vulnerability exists in the libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) `create2` opcode handler of CPP-Ethereum. A specially crafted smart contract code can cause an out-of-bounds read leading to memory disclosure or denial of service. An attacker can create/send malicious a smart contract to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

ethereum — ethereum_virtual_machine

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References

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