CVE-2018-10831

Published May 9, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Z-NOMP before 2018-04-05 has an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that allows attackers to spoof mining shares, as demonstrated by providing a solution with {x1=1,x2=1,x3=1,...,x512=1} to bypass this verifier for any blockheader. This originally affected (for example) the Bitcoin Gold and Zcash cryptocurrencies, and continued to be exploited in the wild in May 2018 against smaller cryptocurrencies.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-2900 Z-NOMP before 2018-04-05 has an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that allows attackers to spoof mining shares, as demonstrated by providing a solution with {x1=1,x2=1,x3=1,...,x512=1} to bypass this verifier for any blockheader. This originally affected (for example) the Bitcoin Gold and Zcash cryptocurrencies, and continued to be exploited in the wild in May 2018 against smaller cryptocurrencies.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:46 AM
Reserved
May 9, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 9, 2018, 5:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:34 AM