High severity · published Oct 5, 2017
CVE-2017-1000098
The net/http package's Request.ParseMultipartForm method starts writing to temporary files once the request body size surpasses the given "maxMemory" limit
7.5
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The net/http package's Request.ParseMultipartForm method starts writing to temporary files once the request body size surpasses the given "maxMemory" limit. It was possible for an attacker to generate a multipart request crafted such that the server ran out of file descriptors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
GO · Golang
before 1.6.4; 1.7 before 1.7.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000098
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000098
Issue Tracking
https://golang.org/cl/30410
Issue Tracking
https://golang.org/issue/17965
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/golang-dev/4NdLzS8sls8/uIz8QlnIBQAJ
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