CVE-2022-29177
DoS via malicious p2p message in Go-Ethereum
Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.17, a vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. Version 1.10.17 contains a patch that addresses the problem. As a workaround, setting loglevel to default level (INFO) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.9
DoS via malicious p2p message in Go-Ethereum
Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.17, a vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. Version 1.10.17 contains a patch that addresses the problem. As a workaround, setting loglevel to default level (INFO) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-29177- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5589
5.9
Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.17, a vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. Version 1.10.17 contains a patch that addresses the problem. As a workaround, setting loglevel to default level (INFO) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5589- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
5.9
DoS via malicious p2p message in Go Ethereum
Impact
A vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node.
Patches
The following PR addresses the problem: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/24507
Workarounds
Aside from applying the PR linked above, setting loglevel to default level (INFO) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
Credits
This bug was reported by nrv via [email protected], who has gracefully requested that the bounty rewards be donated to Médecins sans frontières.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in go-ethereum
- Record
GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.9
Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.17, a vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. Version 1.10.17 contains a patch that addresses the problem. As a workaround, setting loglevel to default level (INFO) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-29177- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.9
DoS via malicious p2p message in Go-Ethereum
Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.17, a vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. Version 1.10.17 contains a patch that addresses the problem. As a workaround, setting loglevel to default level (INFO) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-29177- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
5.9
DoS via malicious p2p message in Go Ethereum
Impact
A vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node.
Patches
The following PR addresses the problem: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/24507
Workarounds
Aside from applying the PR linked above, setting loglevel to default level (INFO) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
Credits
This bug was reported by nrv via [email protected], who has gracefully requested that the bounty rewards be donated to Médecins sans frontières.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in go-ethereum
- Record
GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0456 No score
DoS via malicious p2p message in Go Ethereum in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
DoS via malicious p2p message in Go Ethereum in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
- Record
GO-2022-0456- 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 1.10.17 | 1.10.17 |
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 | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-29177 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ethereum Go-ethereum, published May 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum 1.10.17.
References
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/24507
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29177
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/29xxx/CVE-2022-29177.json
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