Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-13080 affects a Goutex (GTX) Ethereum token smart contract implementation. Its token-minting logic can overflow, letting the contract owner set any user's balance to an arbitrary value. This is mainly an integrity and trust risk for holders, exchanges, or systems that still recognize this token.
Executive priority
Prioritize this only if the organization holds, lists, settles, prices, or depends on Goutex GTX. Otherwise, track as a narrow historical smart-contract risk with incomplete remediation data.
Technical view
The reported flaw is an integer overflow in the Goutex GTX mintToken function. The CVE states the owner of the contract can manipulate an arbitrary account balance to any value. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, affected CPEs, a patch, or evidence of non-owner exploitation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations holding, listing, indexing, or integrating the affected Goutex GTX Ethereum token implementation. The CVE source does not identify broader products or versions.
Exploitation context
The source says abuse is tied to the contract owner role. CISA KEV status is false, and the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch, or affected version range is provided. The key technical claim is owner-reachable balance manipulation through integer overflow in mintToken.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory any business dependency on Goutex GTX token balances or transfers.
- Check the project or exchange guidance for replacement, delisting, or migration instructions.
- Avoid treating affected token balances as reliable without independent risk review.
- Assess whether the contract owner account remains active or trusted.
- Monitor for abnormal minting or supply changes affecting business exposure.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether wallets, apps, exchanges, or analytics systems reference Goutex GTX.
- Compare any deployed contract source against the referenced Goutex implementation.
- Review mintToken logic for unchecked arithmetic and owner-controlled balance changes.
- Check token supply and balance history for unexpected minting behavior.
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/VenusADLab/EtherTokens/blob/master/Goutex/Goutex.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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