Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation

HIGH 7.5CVE-2018-16733 · GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829 · GO-2022-0871 · Published 08/09/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-16733 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum, go ethereum (ethereum).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.2%, higher than 68.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.8.14 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum Go	`< 1.8.14`	`1.8.14`
go ethereum ethereum	`< 1.8.14`	`1.8.14`

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.

github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth

NVD description

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.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

< 1.8.14

1.8.14

< 1.8.14

1.8.14

Description

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.

github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth

NVD description

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.

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