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HistorySep 18, 2022 - 5:15 p.m.

CVE-2022-40769

2022-09-1817:15:09
Google
osv.dev
5
cve-2022-40769
profanity
rng
ethereum
cryptocurrency
vulnerability
exploited

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

45.3%

profanity through 1.60 has only four billion possible RNG initializations. Thus, attackers can recover private keys from Ethereum vanity addresses and steal cryptocurrency, as exploited in the wild in June 2022.

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

45.3%

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