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CVE-2022-29177

DoS via malicious p2p message in Go-Ethereum

5.9 MediumFix available

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

1.16%Up 0.3 points since May 21, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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:

Record
GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV: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 MediumCVSS: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:

Record
GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Go
before 1.10.17
1.10.17
govulncheck-vulndb
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 44 CVEs
before 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1
0.0.20250807T150727-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE 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.

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