CVE-2018-16733: Improper Input Validation

May 18, 2021 (updated October 2, 2023)

In Go Ethereum (aka geth) before 1.8.14, TraceChain in eth/api_tracer.go does not verify that the end block is after the start block.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-qr2j-wrhx-4829
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/106d196ec4a6451efedc60ab15957f231fa85639
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16733

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