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CVE-2017-20180

4.6 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zerocoin libzerocoin.

Published Mar 6, 2023CWE-345EPSS 0.31%

Overview

CVE-2017-20180 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zerocoin libzerocoin. Affected is the function CoinSpend::CoinSpend of the file CoinSpend.cpp of the component Proof Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The patch is identified as ce103a09ec079d0a0ed95475992348bed6e860de. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-222318 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/commit/ce103a09ec079d0a0ed95475992348bed6e860deGitHubgithub.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/pull/16Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.222318Refvuldb.com/?id.222318GitHubgithub.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/commit/ce103a09ec079d0a0ed95475992348bed6e860deGitHubgithub.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/pull/16Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.222318Refvuldb.com/?id.222318

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What is CVE-2017-20180?

CVE-2017-20180 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-20180?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-20180?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-20180?

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