GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h
Aliases
Published
2026-01-13T21:55:12Z
Modified
2026-02-03T02:59:06.834692Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
go-ethereum is vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node
Details

Impact

A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. More details to be released later.

Credit

This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by DELENE TCHIO ROMUALD.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-13T21:15:54Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-13T21:55:12Z",
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true
}
References

Affected packages

Go / github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum

Package

Name
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
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Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.16.8

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h.json"
last_known_affected_version_range
"<= 1.16.7"