CVE-2022-30634 (GCVE-0-2022-30634)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-15 19:36 – Updated: 2024-08-03 06:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Indefinite hang with large buffers on Windows in crypto/rand
Summary
Infinite loop in Read in crypto/rand before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows attacker to cause an indefinite hang by passing a buffer larger than 1 << 32 - 1 bytes.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go standard library | crypto/rand |
Affected:
0 , < 1.17.11
(semver)
Affected: 1.18.0-0 , < 1.18.3 (semver) |
guessed |
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