CVE-2018-10468 (GCVE-0-2018-10468)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-28 13:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:39
VLAI KEVintel KEV
Summary
The transferFrom function of a smart contract implementation for Useless Ethereum Token (UET), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to steal assets (e.g., transfer all victims' balances into their account) because certain computations involving _value are incorrect, as exploited in the wild starting in December 2017, aka the "transferFlaw" issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-04-28 00:00
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 98b00839-0cf3-4fe8-88f0-dca753731094

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-10468

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2018-04-28 13:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2018-04-28
Asserted: 2018-04-28
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: The transferFrom function of a smart contract implementation for Useless Ethereum Token (UET), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to steal... | Affected: Useless Ethereum Token / UET | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
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Title The transferFrom function of a smart contract implementation for Useless Ethereum Token (UET), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to steal...
Vendor Useless Ethereum Token
Product UET
Added Date 2018-04-28T13:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC
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