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Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of...

High severity Unreviewed Published Oct 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 4, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 14, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 14, 2022
Last updated Dec 4, 2023

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-2879

GHSA ID

GHSA-fqpx-62jv-7r6r

Source code

No known source code

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