CVE-2023-24537
Infinite loop in parsing in go/scanner
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Calling any of the Parse functions on Go source code which contains //line directives with very large line numbers can cause an infinite loop due to integer overflow.
A flaw was found in Golang Go, where it is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by an infinite loop due to integer overflow when calling any of the Parse functions. By sending a specially crafted input, a remote attacker can cause a denial of service.
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CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-01-25 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-06 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-04-24 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://go.dev/cl/482078 | 2023-11-25 | |
| https://go.dev/issue/59180 | 2023-11-25 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Xdv6JL9ENs8 | 2023-11-25 | |
| https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1702 | 2023-11-25 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-24537 | 2024-05-21 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2184484 | 2024-05-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Golang Search vendor "Golang" | Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" | < 1.19.8 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version " < 1.19.8" | - |
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| Golang Search vendor "Golang" | Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" | >= 1.20.0 < 1.20.3 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version " >= 1.20.0 < 1.20.3" | - |
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