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Case File

CVE-2017-14451

CRITICAL · CVSS 10 EPSS 2.54% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-12-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-14451
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
10
EPSS
2.54%

Original Filing — NVD Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in libevm (Ethereum Virtual Machine) of CPP-Ethereum. A specially crafted smart contract code can cause an out-of-bounds read which can subsequently trigger an out-of-bounds write resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can create/send malicious smart contract to trigger this vulnerability.