CVE-2018-16733

high

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.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-09-08

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00237