CVE-2018-16733
Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-16733- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-16733- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1172 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1172- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829
Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation
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.
Specific Go Packages Affected
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth
- Record
GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-16733- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829
Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation
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.
Specific Go Packages Affected
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth
- Record
GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0871 No score
Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Go Ethereum Improper Input Validation in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
- Record
GO-2022-0871- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereumGo |
before 1.8.14 | 1.8.14 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 44 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 | 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16733 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ethereum Go Ethereum, published September 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum 1.8.14.
References
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/106d196ec4a6451efedc60ab15957f231fa85639
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16733
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7561
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