PT-2018-13711 · Ethereum · Go-Ethereum

Published 2018-09-08 · Updated 2025-08-08 · CVE-2018-16733

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Go Ethereum versions prior to 1.8.14

Description The issue arises from improper input validation in the TraceChain function within the eth/api tracer.go file. Specifically, it does not verify that the end block is after the start block. This affects the github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth package.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.8.14, update to version 1.8.14 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider validating block ranges manually to ensure the end block is after the start block until a patch is applied. Restrict access to the TraceChain function in the eth/api tracer.go file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16733

GHSA-QR2J-WRHX-4829

GO-2022-0871

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1

Affected Products

Go-Ethereum

References · 51

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2022-0871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16733 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16733 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/106d196ec4a6451efedc60ab15957f231fa85639 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3162 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16733 · Note
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