CVE-2018-18920

Published Nov 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Py-EVM v0.2.0-alpha.33 allows attackers to make a vm.execute_bytecode call that triggers computation._stack.values with '"stack": [100, 100, 0]' where b'\x' was expected, resulting in an execution failure because of an invalid opcode. This is reportedly related to "smart contracts can be executed indefinitely without gas being paid."

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0118 Py-EVM v0.2.0-alpha.33 allows attackers to make a vm.execute_bytecode call that triggers computation._stack.values with '\"stack\": [100, 100, 0]' where b'\\x' was expected, resulting in an execution failure because of an invalid opcode. This is reportedly related to \"smart contracts can be executed indefinitely without gas being paid.\"
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vqgp-4jgj-5j64 Py-EVM is vulnerable to arbitrary bytecode injection
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:23 AM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 12, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 AM