CVE-2022-37450
low-risk
Published 2022-08-05
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.54% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.9/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Broken Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27813.99043
Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896
Broken Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27813.99043
Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896
25
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal