CVE-2018-14715
The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for...
The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for Cryptogs, an Ethereum game, generate random numbers with an old block's hash. Therefore, attackers can predict the random number and always win the game.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for Cryptogs, an Ethereum game, generate random numbers with an old block's hash. Therefore, attackers can predict the random number and always win the game.
- Record
CVE-2018-14715- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for Cryptogs, an Ethereum game, generate random numbers with an old block's hash. Therefore, attackers can predict the random number and always win the game.
- Record
CVE-2018-14715- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-6609 No score
The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for Cryptogs, an Ethereum game, generate random numbers with an old block's hash. Therefore, attackers can predict the random number and always win the game.
- Record
EUVD-2018-6609- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9f6-cwf6-ccqv
7.5
The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for...
The endCoinFlip function and throwSlammer function of the smart contract implementations for Cryptogs, an Ethereum game, generate random numbers with an old block's hash. Therefore, attackers can predict the random number and always win the game.
- Record
GHSA-p9f6-cwf6-ccqv- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- 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-2018-14715 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cryptogs, published August 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
medium.com/%40jonghyk.song/attack-on-pseudo-random-number-generator-prng-used-in-cryptogs-an-ethereum-cve-2018-14715-f63a51ac2eb9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14715
medium.com/@jonghyk.song/attack-on-pseudo-random-number-generator-prng-used-in-cryptogs-an-ethereum-cve-2018-14715-f63a51ac2eb9
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p9f6-cwf6-ccqv