CVE-2022-37450

Published: Aug 5, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ethereum: Go Ethereum

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ethereum Go Ethereum	Up to 1.10.21

References (8)

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27813.99043

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/671094279e8d27f4b4c3c94bf8b636c26b473976/core/forkchoice.go#L91-L94

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://medium.com/%40aviv.yaish/uncle-maker-time-stamping-out-the-competition-in-ethereum-d27c1cb62fef

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27813.99043

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/671094279e8d27f4b4c3c94bf8b636c26b473976/core/forkchoice.go#L91-L94

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://medium.com/%40aviv.yaish/uncle-maker-time-stamping-out-the-competition-in-ethereum-d27c1cb62fef

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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