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CVE-2018-3972

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMoneroMonero

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/09/epee-levin-vuln.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0637

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502

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