Google Go up to 1.10.5/1.11.2 crypto-x509 Package certificate validation
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A vulnerability has been found in Google Go up to 1.10.5/1.11.2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component crypto-x509 Package. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 12/14/2018. The weakness was shared 12/14/2018 with Netflix as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-16875 since 09/11/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119852 (GLSA-201812-09 : Go: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171965 (OpenSUSE Security Update for go1.10 (openSUSE-SU-2018:4255-1)).
Upgrading to version 1.10.6 or 1.11.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119852). The entries 127982 and 127983 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 119852
Nessus Name: GLSA-201812-09 : Go: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Go 1.10.6/1.11.3
Timeline
09/11/2018 🔍12/13/2018 🔍
12/14/2018 🔍
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12/16/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Organization: Netflix
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-16875 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106230 - Golang Go CVE-2018-16875 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/16/2018 10:22Updated: 06/19/2023 10:02
Changes: 12/16/2018 10:22 (76), 04/21/2020 09:06 (6), 06/19/2023 10:02 (14)
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