High severity · published Jul 15, 2022
CVE-2022-30634
Infinite loop in Read in crypto/rand before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows attacker to cause an indefinite hang by passing a buffer larger than 1 << 32 - 1 bytes
7.5
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Infinite loop in Read in crypto/rand before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows attacker to cause an indefinite hang by passing a buffer larger than 1 << 32 - 1 bytes.
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)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
GO
GO · Golang
before 1.17.11; 1.18.0 before 1.18.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30634
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30634
Patch
https://go.dev/cl/402257
Exploit
https://go.dev/issue/52561
Mailing List
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/bb1f4416180511231de6d17a1f2f55c82aafc863
Mailing List
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/TzIC9-t8Ytg/m/IWz5T6x7AAAJ
Third Party Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0477
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