CVE-2018-17987

Public Exploit

Description

The determineWinner function of a smart contract implementation for HashHeroes Tiles, an Ethereum game, uses a certain blockhash value in an attempt to generate a random number for the case where NUM_TILES equals the number of people who purchased a tile, which allows an attacker to control the awarding of the prize by being the last person to purchase a tile.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/TEAM-C4B/CVE-LIST/tree/master/CVE-2018-17987 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17987?
CVE-2018-17987 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-17987?
To fix CVE-2018-17987, 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-2018-17987 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-17987 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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