What is CVE-2018-19184?

CVE-2018-19184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ethereum Go_ethereum, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-19184?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-19184 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Ethereum Go_ethereum

CVE-2018-19184

cmd/evm/runner.go in Go Ethereum (aka geth) 1.8.17 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via crafted bytecode.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ethereum Go_ethereum — versions 1.8.17
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19184?: CVE-2018-19184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ethereum Go_ethereum, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-19184?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19184 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.