CVE-2021-43839

HIGH7.5EPSS 0.29%

Drainage of FeeCollector's Block Transaction Fees in cronos

Published: 1/6/2022Modified: 3/13/2026
Also known as:GHSA-f854-hpxv-cw9r

Description

### Impact In Cronos nodes running versions before v0.6.5, it is possible to take transaction fees from Cosmos SDK's FeeCollector for the current block by sending a custom crafted MsgEthereumTx. User funds and balances are safe. ### Patches This problem has been patched in Cronos v0.6.5 on the mempool level. The next network upgrade with consensus-breaking changes will patch it on the consensus level. ### Workarounds There are no tested workarounds. All validator node operators are recommended to upgrade to Cronos v0.6.5 at their earliest possible convenience. ### Credits Thank you to @zb3 for reporting this issue on [Cronos Immunefi Bug Bounty Program](https://immunefi.com/bounty/cronos/), to @cyril-crypto for reproducing the issue and to @yihuang and @thomas-nguy for patching the issue on the CheckTx (mempool) and the DeliverTx (consensus) levels. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open a discussion in [crypto-org-chain/cronos](https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos/discussions/new) * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Affected packages (3)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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