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CVE-2017-14457

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

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 Virtual Machine: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0503
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0503

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