Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation · CVE-2018-16733 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 18, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 2, 2023

Package

github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go)

Affected versions

< 1.8.14

Patched versions

1.8.14

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.

Specific Go Packages Affected

github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth

References

Reviewed May 12, 2021

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 18, 2021

Last updated Oct 2, 2023

Severity

High

7.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N