CVE-2018-19184 Go Ethereum Denial of Service
Attackers can crash the Go Ethereum client by submitting crafted bytecode, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-19184?
CVE-2018-19184 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cmd/evm/runner.go in Go Ethereum (aka geth) 1.8.17 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via crafted bytecode.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19184?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum Go | All versions | 1.8.14 |
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum Go | All versions | 1.8.14 |
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum Go | All versions | 1.8.14 |
Products include Ethereum Go Ethereum.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19184?
Upgrade github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum to 1.8.14 or later.
Is CVE-2018-19184 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-26314 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
- CVE-2023-42319 go-ethereum vulnerable to denial of service via crafted GraphQL query
- CVE-2023-40591 Denial of service via malicious p2p message in go-ethereum
- CVE-2021-42219 Denial of service in go-ethereum
- CVE-2022-23327 Denial of Service in Go-Ethereum
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9h4h-8w5p-f28w, GO-2022-0814.