Drainage of FeeCollector's Block Transaction Fees in cronos
### 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 [chain@crypto.org](mailto:chain@crypto.org)
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-43839US | medium5.0 | — | ||
Cronos is a commercial implementation of a blockchain. In Cronos nodes running versions before v0.6.5, it is possible to take transaction fees from Cosmos SDK's FeeCollector for th… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronosWEB
- https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos/commit/150ef237b37ac28c8136e1c0f494932860b9ebe8WEB
- https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos/pull/270WEB
- https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos/security/advisories/GHSA-f854-hpxv-cw9rWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43839ADVISORY
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