Google Go html Package resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Go and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component html Package. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-17846. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Go (Programming Language Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component html Package. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The html package (aka x/net/html) through 2018-09-25 in Go mishandles <table><math><select><mi><select></table>, leading to an infinite loop during an html.Parse call because inSelectIM and inSelectInTableIM do not comply with a specification.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-17846 since 10/01/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/19/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-124634 and VDB-124633 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/25/2018 🔍
10/01/2018 +5 days 🔍
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05/19/2023 +1691 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 27842
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124632
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2018 14:27
Updated: 05/19/2023 15:29
Changes: 10/01/2018 14:27 (57), 03/28/2020 13:11 (1), 05/19/2023 15:23 (3), 05/19/2023 15:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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