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CVE-2022-2879 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://go.dev/cl/439355 Patch 
https://go.dev/cl/439355 Patch 
https://go.dev/issue/54853 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://go.dev/issue/54853 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU Mailing List  Release Notes 
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU Mailing List  Release Notes 
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037 Vendor Advisory 
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037 Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-2879
NVD Published Date:
10/14/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Go Project