# CVE-2022-37450: Go Ethereum allows attackers to use manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-37450-go-ethereum-allows-attackers-to-use-manipulation-of-time  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-08-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-37450 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-08-06

Go Ethereum allows attackers to use manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks

Technologies: [github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-ethereum-go-ethereum). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-37450 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-37450 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-37450?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 6 August 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.10.21.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-37450?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-37450?** Check whether you run github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.10.21

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-37450
- GHSA-rqmg-hrg4-fm69

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