CVE-2018-3972

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    CVE-2018-3972

    Published: 26 Sept 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the Levin deserialization functionality of the Epee library, as used in Monero 'Lithium Luna' (v0.12.2.0-master-ffab6700) and other cryptocurrencies. A specially crafted network packet can cause a logic flaw, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/09/epee-levin-vuln.html, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0637

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- e2c39f6b59fcf5c623c814dfefc518ab0b7eca32
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.12.2.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High