CVE-2021-33403

7.5 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

An integer overflow vulnerability in the transfer function of the Lancer Token (LNCToken) smart contract allows the contract owner to manipulate token transfers between large accounts, potentially causing unexpected financial losses. This affects users holding or transacting with this specific ERC20 token on the Ethereum blockchain.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Lancer Token (LNCToken) smart contract
Versions: All versions of the vulnerable contract implementation
Operating Systems: Not applicable
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Only affects the specific smart contract at address 0x63e634330a20150dbb61b15648bc73855d6ccf07 on Ethereum blockchain

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Contract owner could drain tokens from large accounts or manipulate token balances, causing significant financial losses to token holders.

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Likely Case

Contract owner exploits the vulnerability to siphon tokens from large holders during transfers, resulting in direct financial theft.

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If Mitigated

No impact if users avoid interacting with the vulnerable contract or if the owner doesn't exploit it.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires contract owner privileges; public analysis available in GitHub repository

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Not applicable

Vendor Advisory: Not available

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

Deploy new smart contract with fixed transfer function and migrate token holders to new contract

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Avoid vulnerable contract

all

Do not hold or transact with the vulnerable LNCToken contract

Token migration

all

Migrate to a new, audited token contract if available

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Monitor transactions involving the vulnerable contract address for suspicious activity
  • Implement wallet-level controls to prevent interactions with the vulnerable contract

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if interacting with contract address 0x63e634330a20150dbb61b15648bc73855d6ccf07

Check Version:

Not applicable for smart contracts

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify new contract address has been deployed and token migration completed

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual token transfers from large accounts
  • Contract owner initiating unexpected transfers

Network Indicators:

  • Transactions to/from vulnerable contract address

SIEM Query:

Not applicable for blockchain transactions

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