# CVE-2018-15552: The "PayWinner" function of a simplelottery smart contract implementation for The Ethereum Lottery, an Ethereum gambling game, generates a r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The "PayWinner" function of a simplelottery smart contract implementation for The Ethereum Lottery, an Ethereum gambling game, generates a random value with publicly readable variable "maxTickets" (which is private, yet predictable and readable by the eth.getStorageAt function). Therefore, it allows attackers to always win and get rewards.

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## References

- https://github.com/TEAM-C4B/CVE-LIST/tree/master/CVE-2018-15552

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