CVE-2018-16733 describes a vulnerability in Go Ethereum (geth) versions prior to 1.8.14, where the TraceChain function in eth/api_tracer.go fails to validate that the end block occurs after the start block. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. While the vulnerability has a high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.8.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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