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Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2018-13162

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for ALEX, an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow that allows the owner of the contract to set the balance of an arbitrary user to any value.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound

The software performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published