CVE-2018-16733: 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.

PriorityP433high7.5CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNIHAN

EPSS

1.25%

65.7th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ethereum	go_ethereum	< 1.8.14	1.8.14
github.com	ethereum_go-ethereum	>= 0 < 1.8.14	1.8.14

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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