7.5

CVE-2018-16733: ethereum go_ethereum Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829GO-2022-0871
Published 08-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16733 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ethereum go_ethereum. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1

Timeline

  1. 08-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.21% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ethereum1 product
Github.com/ethereum1 product
  • go-ethereum< 1.8.14

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links