7.5high
CVE-2018-16733
Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation
Also known as GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829, GO-2022-0871
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In Go Ethereum (aka geth) before 1.8.14, TraceChain in eth/api_tracer.go does not verify that the end block is after the start block.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | <1.8.14 | 1.8.14 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- github.com /ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/106d196ec4a6451efedc60ab15957f231fa85639 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16733 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-16733
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829
- NVD: CVE-2018-16733
- OSV: GO-2022-0871
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