CVE-2022-39242 affects Frontier, an Ethereum compatibility layer for Substrate, stemming from an issue where large EVM gas refunds could lead to block spamming. This vulnerability, rated Medium (CVSS 5.3), allows an attacker to inflate chain gas prices, though the attack would be costly and cannot alter chain state. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. The issue has been patched in commit d3beddc6911a559a3ecc9b3f08e153dbe37a8658, with no known workarounds.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2022-09-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parity:frontier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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