Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-3972
CVE-2018-3972
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- https://github.com/sabelnikov/Epeev5Range: as used in Monero 'Lithium Luna' (v0.12.2.0-master-ffab6700)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0637nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/09/epee-levin-vuln.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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