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CVE-2022-2879

Unbounded memory consumption when reading headers in archive/tar

Published: Oct 14, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-770
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

golang
oss-project·US
go
OSS Libraries
Go standard library
oss-project·USaka html/template, golang standard library, crypto/x509, net/http
archive/tarLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / go

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://go.dev/cl/439355
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/54853
go.dev
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU
groups.google.com
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