#VU65080 Buffer overflow in Go programming language
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65080
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
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 attack.
The vulnerability exists in debug/macho of the Go standard library when using the debug/macho standard library (stdlib) and malformed binaries are parsed using Open or OpenFat. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file to perform a denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Go programming language: 1.16.0 - 1.16.9, 1.17 - 1.17.2
External links
http://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/0fM21h43arc
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0003/
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2020725
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.
