CVE-2018-1000851

Public Exploit

Description

Copay Bitcoin Wallet version 5.01 to 5.1.0 included. contains a Other/Unknown vulnerability in wallet private key storage that can result in Users' private key can be compromised. . This attack appear to be exploitable via Affected version run the malicious code at startup . This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.2.0 and later .

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Third-Party Advisory arstechnica.com Third-Party Advisory bitpay.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/dominictarr/event-stream/issues/116 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/11/hacker-backdoors-widely-used-open-source-software-to-steal-bitcoin/ third party advisory
https://blog.bitpay.com/npm-package-vulnerability-copay/ third party advisory
https://github.com/bitpay/copay/issues/9346 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000851?
CVE-2018-1000851 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000851?
To fix CVE-2018-1000851, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000851 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1000851 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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