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CVE-2022-2879
October 14, 2022
Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.
Related Resources (9)
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/THKJHFMX4DAZXJ5MFPN3BNHZDN7BW5RI/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2879
https://go.dev/issue/54853
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2879
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2022-2879
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
https://go.dev/cl/439355
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02