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SCA: security update for github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (GHSA-59hh-656j-3p7v)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 410732

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.9, a
 vulnerable node is susceptible to crash when processing a maliciously crafted message from a peer. Version
 v1.10.9 contains patches to the vulnerability. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
 (CVE-2021-41173)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59hh-656j-3p7v

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 410732

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41173

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41173

cwe: CWE-20