VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-12119
An exploitable unhandled exception vulnerability exists in multiple APIs of CPP-Ethereum JSON-RPC.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.09%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An exploitable unhandled exception vulnerability exists in multiple APIs of CPP-Ethereum JSON-RPC. Specially crafted JSON requests can cause an unhandled exception resulting in denial of service. An attacker can send malicious JSON to trigger this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.09% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-754
- Affected
- ethereum/cpp-ethereum
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0471Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0471Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.