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CVE-2021-41173 Details

Description

Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.9, a vulnerable node is susceptible to crash when processing a maliciously crafted message from a peer. Version v1.10.9 contains patches to the vulnerability. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/e40b37718326b8b4873b3b00a0db2e6c6d9ea738 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/23801 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.10.9 CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-59hh-656j-3p7v CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/e40b37718326b8b4873b3b00a0db2e6c6d9ea738 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ethereum go ethereum
< 1.10.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-41173
NVD Published Date:
Oct 26, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]