CVE-2018-11239 (GCVE-0-2018-11239)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-19 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:01
VLAI Previdian
Summary
An integer overflow in the _transfer function of a smart contract implementation for Hexagon (HXG), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to accomplish an unauthorized increase of digital assets by providing a _to argument in conjunction with a large _value argument, as exploited in the wild in May 2018, aka the "burnOverflow" issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2362 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2018-05-19 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: d8caa7e1-0063-40ae-a7e7-d42ca7720883

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-11239

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2018-05-19 18:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2018-05-19
Asserted: 2018-05-19
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: An integer overflow in the _transfer function of a smart contract implementation for Hexagon (HXG), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to... | Affected: Hexagon / HXG (Ethereum ERC20 token) | 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
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title An integer overflow in the _transfer function of a smart contract implementation for Hexagon (HXG), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to...
Vendor Hexagon
Product HXG (Ethereum ERC20 token)
Added Date 2018-05-19T18:00:00.000Z
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: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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