CVE-2022-37450
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CVE-2022-37450 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Go Ethereum (aka geth) through 1.10.21 allows attackers to increase rewards by mining blocks in certain situations, and using a manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks, aka Riskless Uncle Making (RUM), as exploited in the wild in 2020 through 2022.. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Go Ethereum (aka geth) through 1.10.21 allows attackers to increase rewards by mining blocks in certain situations, and using a manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks, aka Riskless Uncle Making (RUM), as exploited in the wild in 2020 through 2022.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Go Ethereum | <= 1.10.21 |
References
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/671094279e8d27f4b4c3c94bf8b636c26b473976/core/forkchoice.go#L91-L94Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/671094279e8d27f4b4c3c94bf8b636c26b473976/core/forkchoice.go#L91-L94Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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