PT-2018-14845 · Ethereum · Go-Ethereum
Sirlancelot
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Published
2018-11-12
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Updated
2025-08-08
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CVE-2018-19184
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Go Ethereum (aka geth) version 1.8.17
Description
The issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via crafted bytecode. This is related to the
cmd/evm/runner.go file in Go Ethereum. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited. The technical details about exploitation include the use of crafted bytecode to cause a denial of service.Recommendations
For Go Ethereum (aka geth) version 1.8.17, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk, however, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the execution of crafted bytecode in the
cmd/evm/runner.go file to minimize the risk of exploitation.Exploit
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Go-Ethereum