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TI-2022-11720 Aliases CVE-2022-29177GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5

DoS via malicious p2p message in Go-Ethereum

Priority LOW 29CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.17, a vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. Version 1.10.17 contains a patch that addresses the problem. As a workaround, setting loglevel to default level (`INFO`) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01155 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed go-ethereum (ethereum): 1.10.17github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go): 1.10.17

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ethereumgo-ethereumbefore 1.10.171.10.17Patch availableCNA
—github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go)before 1.10.171.10.17Patch availableGHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
  • go-ethereum Vendorethereum Affected before 1.10.17 Fixed in 1.10.17 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.17 Fixed in 1.10.17 Patch available GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.10.17Vulnerableethereum
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.10.17 Vulnerable ·ethereum

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA go-ethereum (ethereum) Fixed in 1.10.17
  • Fix · GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) Fixed in 1.10.17 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29177
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-22561 Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-21270 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-21389 Denial of service via malicious p2p message in go-ethereum CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-08612 The GetBlockHeadersMsg handler in the LES protocol implementation in Go Ethereum (aka… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-21271 Go Ethereum Improperly Validates the ECIES Public Key in RLPx Handshake CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-21269 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
See all 23 →

Sources

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