CVE-2018-16733 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2018-09-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1172	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829	Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/106d196ec4a6451efedc60ab15957f231fa85639

History

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Subscriptions

Ethereum Go Ethereum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-08T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:54.071Z

Reserved: 2018-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16733

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-08T15:29:00.877

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:44:44.370

Link: CVE-2018-16733

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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