CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Go Ethereum up to 1.8.13. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function TraceChain
of the file eth/api_tracer.go. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 08/21/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/08/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16733 since 09/08/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 1.8.14 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Go Ethereum 1.8.14
Patch: github.com
Timeline
08/21/2018 🔍09/08/2018 🔍
09/08/2018 🔍
09/08/2018 🔍
09/09/2018 🔍
05/07/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 106d196ec4a6451efedc60ab15957f231fa85639Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-16733 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 09/09/2018 11:03Updated: 05/07/2023 15:24
Changes: 09/09/2018 11:03 (58), 03/21/2020 19:56 (1), 05/07/2023 15:24 (5)
Complete: 🔍
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