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CVE-2022-32189 (GCVE-0-2022-32189)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-09 20:17 – Updated: 2024-08-03 07:32
VLAI
Title
Panic when decoding Float and Rat types in math/big
Summary
A too-short encoded message can cause a panic in Float.GobDecode and Rat GobDecode in math/big in Go before 1.17.13 and 1.18.5, potentially allowing a denial of service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE 400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Go standard library math/big Affected: 0 , < 1.17.13 (semver)
Affected: 1.18.0-0 , < 1.18.5 (semver)
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Credits
@catenacyber
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