Google Go Header ParseAcceptLanguage Accept-Language denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Go and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ParseAcceptLanguage of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Accept-Language leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-32149. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Go (Programming Language Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function ParseAcceptLanguage of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Accept-Language with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker may cause a denial of service by crafting an Accept-Language header which ParseAcceptLanguage will take significant time to parse.

The weakness was presented 10/15/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at go.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32149 since 05/31/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-7037). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/31/2022 🔍
10/15/2022 +137 days 🔍
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05/16/2025 +944 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: go.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210983
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2022 08:28
Updated: 05/16/2025 16:03
Changes: 10/15/2022 08:28 (41), 11/09/2022 08:14 (11), 05/16/2025 10:42 (15), 05/16/2025 16:03 (1)
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