CVE-2018-19184 json
Go Ethereum Denial of Service
published 2018-11-12 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9h4h-8w5p-f28w , GO-2022-0814 , EUVD-2021-1302
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
cmd/evm/runner.go in Go Ethereum (aka geth) 1.8.17 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via crafted bytecode.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum 1.8.14
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1
Exploit prediction
1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/18069 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | <1.8.14 |
1.8.14 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
github.com
/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/83e2761c3a13524bd5d6597ac08994488cf872ef
web, patch
-
github.com
/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/fb9f7261ec51e38eedb454594fc19f00de1a6834
web, patch
-
github.com
/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/18069
web, exploit, third-party-advisory, report
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19184
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-9h4h-8w5p-f28w
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-19184
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9h4h-8w5p-f28w
- NVD CVE-2018-19184
- OSV GO-2022-0814
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