Economic Griefing Vulnerability in Optimism's Geth Fork by Ethereum
CVE-2022-24916

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Optimism

Status
Eth-optimism\/l2geth
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2022

What is CVE-2022-24916?

A vulnerability in Optimism's Geth fork allows for economic griefing, where the balance of an account can be duplicated during the self-destruction of a contract. This flaw introduces a risk where malicious actors can exploit this balance duplication to compromise the economic integrity of their transactions. Proper updates and mitigation strategies are necessary to safeguard against this risk.

References

https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/compare/%40...
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https://www.saurik.com/optimism.html
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https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/pull/2146
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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