Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-37450
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-37450
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.11%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 44 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-37450
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
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NIST |
References for CVE-2022-37450
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https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/671094279e8d27f4b4c3c94bf8b636c26b473976/core/forkchoice.go#L91-L94
go-ethereum/core/forkchoice.go at 671094279e8d27f4b4c3c94bf8b636c26b473976 · ethereum/go-ethereum · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896
Israeli researchers discovered the first consensus-level attack on Ethereum | Hacker NewsThird Party Advisory
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http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27813.99043
ResearchGateBroken Link
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https://medium.com/@aviv.yaish/uncle-maker-time-stamping-out-the-competition-in-ethereum-d27c1cb62fef
Uncle Maker: (Time)Stamping Out The Competition in Ethereum | by Aviv Yaish | MediumExploit;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2022-37450
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*