#VU118188 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Go programming language - CVE-2025-58186
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118188
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Go programming language
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists in net/http due to the application does not limit the number of cookies sent in the request. A remote attacker can send a lot of very small cookies such as "a=;" and cause large memory consumption.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Go programming language: 1, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.10, 1.10 rc1, 1.10 rc2, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5, 1.10.6, 1.10.7, 1.10.8, 1.11, 1.11 rc1, 1.11 rc2, 1.11beta1, 1.11beta2, 1.11beta3, 1.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.3, 1.11.4, 1.11.5, 1.11.6, 1.11.7, 1.11.8, 1.11.9, 1.11.10, 1.11.11, 1.11.12, 1.11.13, 1.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.12.3, 1.12.4, 1.12.5, 1.12.6, 1.12.7, 1.12.8, 1.12.9, 1.12.10, 1.12.11, 1.12.12, 1.12.13, 1.12.14, 1.12.15, 1.12.16, 1.12.17, 1.13, 1.13.1, 1.13.2, 1.13.3, 1.13.4, 1.13.5, 1.13.6, 1.13.7, 1.13.8, 1.13.9, 1.13.10, 1.13.11, 1.13.12, 1.13.13, 1.13.14, 1.13.15, 1.14, 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 1.14.5, 1.14.6, 1.14.7, 1.14.8, 1.14.9, 1.14.10, 1.14.11, 1.14.12, 1.14.13, 1.14.14, 1.14.15, 1.15, 1.15.1, 1.15.2, 1.15.3, 1.15.4, 1.15.5, 1.15.6, 1.15.7, 1.15.8, 1.15.9, 1.15.10, 1.15.11, 1.15.12, 1.15.13, 1.15.14, 1.15.15, 1.16, 1.16.0, 1.16.1, 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4, 1.16.5, 1.16.6, 1.16.7, 1.16.8, 1.16.9, 1.16.10, 1.16.11, 1.16.12, 1.16.13, 1.16.14, 1.16.15, 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.17.2, 1.17.3, 1.17.4, 1.17.5, 1.17.6, 1.17.7, 1.17.8, 1.17.9, 1.17.10, 1.17.11, 1.17.12, 1.17.13, 1.18, 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 1.18.3, 1.18.4, 1.18.5, 1.18.6, 1.18.7, 1.18.8, 1.18.9, 1.18.10, 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.19.5, 1.19.6, 1.19.7, 1.19.8, 1.19.9, 1.19.10, 1.19.11, 1.19.12, 1.19.13, 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.20.7, 1.20.8, 1.20.9, 1.20.10, 1.20.11, 1.20.12, 1.20.13, 1.20.14, 1.21 rc1, 1.21 rc2, 1.21 rc3, 1.21 rc4, 1.21.0, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.12, 1.21.13, 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2, 1.22.3, 1.22.4, 1.22.5, 1.22.6, 1.22.7, 1.22.8, 1.22.9, 1.22.10, 1.22.11, 1.22.12, 1.23.0, 1.23.1, 1.23.2, 1.23.3, 1.23.4, 1.23.5, 1.23.6, 1.23.7, 1.23.8, 1.23.9, 1.23.10, 1.23.11, 1.23.12, 1.24 rc1, 1.24 rc2, 1.24 rc.3, 1.24.0, 1.24.1, 1.24.2, 1.24.3, 1.24.4, 1.24.5, 1.24.6, 1.24.7, 1.25.0, 1.25.1
External links
https://go.dev/cl/709855
https://go.dev/issue/75672
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/4Emdl2iQ_bI
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-4012
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
