CVE-2025-61729
Excessive resource consumption when printing error string for host certificate validation in crypto/x509
Description
Within HostnameError.Error(), when constructing an error string, there is no limit to the number of hosts that will be printed out. Furthermore, the error string is constructed by repeated string concatenation, leading to quadratic runtime. Therefore, a certificate provided by a malicious actor can result in excessive resource consumption.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft corporation
golang
oss-project·US
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
The Go Project
oss-projectaka golang-google-protobuf, crypto, go
Richard Matthew Stallman
individual-dev
Google Brain Team
commercial·USaka tensorflow
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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References
https://go.dev/cl/725920
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/76445
go.dev
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/8FJoBkPddm4
groups.google.com
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