CVE-2022-2879

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://go.dev/cl/439355 ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://go.dev/cl/439355Patch
• https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037Advisory
• https://go.dev/issue/54853Advisory
• https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09