Security advisory

{
  "id": "058cdaaeadfbe619c60e8abfa212f9691af32e2f6ba03ca98823a1f68d758c6b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3972",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-3972",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-3972",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-3972",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2018-3972"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/monero-project/monero",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "e2c39f6b59fcf5c623c814dfefc518ab0b7eca32"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "e2c39f6b59fcf5c623c814dfefc518ab0b7eca32"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:getmonero:monero:0.12.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0.12.2.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.12.2.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "0.12.2.0",
            "v0.12.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-3972.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:43.935668248Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/09/epee-levin-vuln.html",
        "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0637"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-3972",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 435741,
  "published_at": "2018-09-26T12:29:00.22+00:00"
}