CVE-2018-16875
published 2018-12-14CVE-2018-16875: The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow…
PriorityP342high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
6.33%
92.8th percentile
The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leading to a CPU denial of service. Go TLS servers accepting client certificates and TLS clients are affected.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang | go | < 1.10.6 | 1.10.6 |
| golang | go | >= 1.11.0 < 1.11.3 | 1.11.3 |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat5.9MEDIUM
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OSV
Denial of service in chain verification in crypto/x509
osv·2022-07-15
CVE-2018-16875 Denial of service in chain verification in crypto/x509
Denial of service in chain verification in crypto/x509
The crypto/x509 package does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leading to a CPU denial of service. Go TLS servers accepting client certificates and TLS clients verifying certificates are affected.
GHSA
GHSA-8gx8-4ch8-vgp8: The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-16875 [HIGH] CWE-295 GHSA-8gx8-4ch8-vgp8: The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1
The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leading to a CPU denial of service. Go TLS servers accepting client certificates and TLS clients are affected.
OSV
CVE-2018-16875: The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1
osv·2018-12-14·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-16875 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16875: The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1
The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leading to a CPU denial of service. Go TLS servers accepting client certificates and TLS clients are affected.
Red Hat
golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate
vendor_redhat·2018-12-13·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2018-16875 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate
golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate
The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leading to a CPU denial of service. Go TLS servers accepting client certificates and TLS clients are affected.
Statement: This issue affects the version of golang package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. The golang package, previously available in the Optional channel, will no longer receive updates in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Developers are encouraged to use the Go Toolset instead, which is available through the Red Hat Developer program. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875 golang: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2019-01-08·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2018-16873 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875 golang: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875 golang: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions o
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875 golang:1.10/golang: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-01-04·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2018-16873 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875 golang:1.10/golang: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16873 CVE-2018-16874 CVE-2018-16875 golang:1.10/golang: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-29.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
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Discussion:
Use the following template
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16875 golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-12-14·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2018-16875 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16875 golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16875 golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue a
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16875 golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate
bugzilla·2018-12-10·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2018-16875 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16875 golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate
CVE-2018-16875 golang: crypto/x509 allows for denial of service via crafted TLS client certificate
Go before versions 1.10.6 and 1.11.3 is vulnerable to a denial of service in crypto/x509.
Discussion:
Pre-announcement:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/golang-announce/D4sE5tGvhe8/2_RCSJ3yBQAJ
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The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leading to a CPU denial of service. Go TLS servers accepting client certificates and TLS clients are affected.
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Acknowledgments:
Name: Dmitri Shuralyov (the Go team)
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Created golang tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1659290]
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The Red Hat OpenStack Operati
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2018-12-14
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