# CVE-2018-11239: An integer overflow in the \_transfer function of a smart contract implementation for Hexagon (HXG), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An integer overflow in the _transfer function of a smart contract implementation for Hexagon (HXG), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to accomplish an unauthorized increase of digital assets by providing a _to argument in conjunction with a large _value argument, as exploited in the wild in May 2018, aka the "burnOverflow" issue.

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## References

- https://peckshield.com/2018/05/18/burnOverflow/

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