7.5

CVE-2021-39137: ethereum go_ethereum Interpretation Conflict

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-9856-9gg9-qcmqGO-2022-0254
Published 24-08-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-39137 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Interpretation Conflict vulnerability in ethereum go_ethereum. EPSS estimates a 1.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-08-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

go-ethereum is the official Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol. In affected versions a consensus-vulnerability in go-ethereum (Geth) could cause a chain split, where vulnerable versions refuse to accept the canonical chain. Further details about the vulnerability will be disclosed at a later date. A patch is included in the upcoming `v1.10.8` release. No workaround are available.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.32% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.32%

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

Ethereum2 products
Github.com/ethereum1 product
  • go-ethereum≥ 1.10.0, < 1.10.8 | < 1.10.8

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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