CVE-2018-10705
The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora DAO (AURA), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows...
The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora DAO (AURA), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to acquire contract ownership because the setOwner function is declared as public. An attacker can then conduct a lockBalances() denial of service attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora DAO (AURA), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to acquire contract ownership because the setOwner function is declared as public. An attacker can then conduct a lockBalances() denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-10705- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora DAO (AURA), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to acquire contract ownership because the setOwner function is declared as public. An attacker can then conduct a lockBalances() denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-10705- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2775 No score
The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora DAO (AURA), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to acquire contract ownership because the setOwner function is declared as public. An attacker can then conduct a lockBalances() denial of service attack.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2775- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2428-22pj-prpw
The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora DAO (AURA), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows...
The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora DAO (AURA), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to acquire contract ownership because the setOwner function is declared as public. An attacker can then conduct a lockBalances() denial of service attack.
- Record
GHSA-2428-22pj-prpw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-10705 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Auroradao Aura, published May 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.