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CVE-2022-2879

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00016
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Affected Products & Versions

2
golang go< 1.18.7
golang go>= 1.19.0 and < 1.19.2
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go stdlib fixed in 1.18.7, 1.19.2
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@golang.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Oct 2022 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

30
msrcCVE-2022-2879
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12391-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12392-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12421-1
rhsaRHSA-2024:2988Moderate
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://go.dev/cl/439355Patch
https://go.dev/issue/54853Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaUMailing ListRelease Notes
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
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