CVE-2022-2879 | BDVDB-2026-186451 Detail

Go standard libraryarchive/tar

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://go.dev/issue/54853
https://go.dev/cl/439355
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-10-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-02-13Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.