CVE-2018-19183

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Published Nov 12, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ethereumjs-vm 2.4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (vm.runCode failure and REVERT) via a "code: Buffer.from(my_code, 'hex')" attribute. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because REVERT is a normal bytecode that can be triggered from high-level source code, leading to a normal programmatic execution result.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ethereumjs-vm_project:ethereumjs-vm:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-2mw7-wggm-m6w3	Denial of Service in ethereumjs-vm

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.101% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/issues/386#issuecomment-439372074
https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/issues/395#issuecomment-472449204
https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm/issues/386

History

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Subscriptions

Ethereumjs-vm Project Ethereumjs-vm

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:30 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 12, 2018, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:30 AM
Reserved: Nov 11, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 12, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 AM

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