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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

CVSS3

7.5

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

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.2%

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.

CVSS3

7.5

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

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.2%

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