CVE-2017-20180

Name: CVE-2017-20180
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-03-06T11:15:09.813+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.31%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-20180 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zerocoin libzerocoin. Affected is the function CoinSpend::CoinSpend of the file CoinSpend.cpp of the component Proof Handler. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zerocoin libzerocoin. Affected is the function CoinSpend::CoinSpend of the file CoinSpend.cpp of the component Proof Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The patch is identified as ce103a09ec079d0a0ed95475992348bed6e860de. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-222318 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.31%

22.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-345

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zerocoin	Libzerocoin	< 2017-11-15

References

https://github.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/commit/ce103a09ec079d0a0ed95475992348bed6e860dePatch
https://github.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/pull/16Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222318Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.222318Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/commit/ce103a09ec079d0a0ed95475992348bed6e860dePatch
https://github.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin/pull/16Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222318Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.222318Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 6, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-20180?

How severe is CVE-2017-20180?

CVE-2017-20180 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20180?

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Source: NVD / NIST