CVE-2018-10831 | BDVDB-2026-100555 Detail

Description#

Z-NOMP before 2018-04-05 has an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that allows attackers to spoof mining shares, as demonstrated by providing a solution with {x1=1,x2=1,x3=1,...,x512=1} to bypass this verifier for any blockheader. This originally affected (for example) the Bitcoin Gold and Zcash cryptocurrencies, and continued to be exploited in the wild in May 2018 against smaller cryptocurrencies.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://github.com/edwardz246003/misc/blob/master/Attackers%20Fake%20Computational%20Power%20to%20Steal%20Cryptocurrencies%20from%20Mining%20Pools.md
https://blog.zencash.com/update-for-the-equihash-mining-application-z-nomp/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-05-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.