GHSA-MH63-6H87-95CP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-21 22:04 – Updated: 2025-04-10 13:02
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Summary
jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing
Details

Summary

Function parse.ParseUnverified currently splits (via a call to strings.Split) its argument (which is untrusted data) on periods.

As a result, in the face of a malicious request whose Authorization header consists of Bearer followed by many period characters, a call to that function incurs allocations to the tune of O(n) bytes (where n stands for the length of the function's argument), with a constant factor of about 16. Relevant weakness: CWE-405: Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

Details

See parse.ParseUnverified

Impact

Excessive memory allocation

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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        "name": "github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-30204"
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  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-405"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-21T22:04:00Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-21T22:15:26Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nFunction [`parse.ParseUnverified`](https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/blob/c035977d9e11c351f4c05dfeae193923cbab49ee/parser.go#L138-L139) currently splits (via a call to [strings.Split](https://pkg.go.dev/strings#Split)) its argument (which is untrusted data) on periods.\n\nAs a result, in the face of a malicious request whose _Authorization_ header consists of `Bearer ` followed by many period characters, a call to that function incurs allocations to the tune of O(n) bytes (where n stands for the length of the function\u0027s argument), with a constant factor of about 16. Relevant weakness: [CWE-405: Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/405.html)\n\n### Details\n\nSee [`parse.ParseUnverified`](https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/blob/c035977d9e11c351f4c05dfeae193923cbab49ee/parser.go#L138-L139) \n\n### Impact\n\nExcessive memory allocation",
  "id": "GHSA-mh63-6h87-95cp",
  "modified": "2025-04-10T13:02:34Z",
  "published": "2025-03-21T22:04:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/security/advisories/GHSA-mh63-6h87-95cp"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/commit/0951d184286dece21f73c85673fd308786ffe9c3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/commit/bf316c48137a1212f8d0af9288cc9ce8e59f1afb"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250404-0002"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing"
}



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