CVE-2023-24537 (GCVE-0-2023-24537)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-06 15:50 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Infinite loop in parsing in go/scanner
Summary
Calling any of the Parse functions on Go source code which contains //line directives with very large line numbers can cause an infinite loop due to integer overflow.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-12 17:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go standard library | go/scanner |
Affected:
0 , < 1.19.8
(semver)
Affected: 1.20.0-0 , < 1.20.3 (semver) |
guessed |
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