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CVE-2018-16875· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification

The crypto/x509 package of Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3 does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leading to a CPU denial of service. Go TLS servers accepting client certificates and TLS clients are affected.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Dec 14, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
6.4% · 93th percentile
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 6.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · redhat
5.9
1.6 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
golanggo
opensuseleap

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • golang gobefore 1.10.6
  • golang go1.11.0 and later · before 1.11.3
  • opensuse leap42.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • [UNKNOWN] golang

    • 1.10.6, 1.11.3affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
crates.iorustls-webpkifrom 0.0.0-0 · before 0.100.20.100.2
crates.iorustls-webpkifrom 0.101.0 · before 0.101.40.101.4
crates.iowebpkifrom 0.0.0-0 · before 0.22.20.22.2
Gostdlibfrom 1.11.0-0 · before 1.11.31.11.3
Gostdlibbefore 1.10.61.10.6
openSUSE:Leap 15.0containerdbefore 1.2.5-lp150.4.14.31.2.5-lp150.4.14.3
openSUSE:Leap 15.0dockerbefore 18.09.6_ce-lp150.5.17.218.09.6_ce-lp150.5.17.2
openSUSE:Leap 15.0docker-runcbefore 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp150.5.21.21.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp150.5.21.2
openSUSE:Leap 15.0gobefore 1.12-lp150.2.11.11.12-lp150.2.11.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0go1.11before 1.11.9-lp150.9.31.11.9-lp150.9.3
openSUSE:Leap 15.0go1.12before 1.12.4-lp150.2.21.12.4-lp150.2.2
openSUSE:Leap 15.0golang-github-docker-libnetworkbefore 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp150.3.14.10.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp150.3.14.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1containerdbefore 1.2.5-lp151.2.3.11.2.5-lp151.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1dockerbefore 18.09.6_ce-lp151.2.3.118.09.6_ce-lp151.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1docker-runcbefore 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp151.3.3.11.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp151.3.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1gobefore 1.12-lp151.2.3.11.12-lp151.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1go1.11before 1.11.9-lp151.2.3.11.11.9-lp151.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1go1.12before 1.12.4-lp151.2.3.11.12.4-lp151.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1golang-github-docker-libnetworkbefore 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp151.2.3.10.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp151.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.5etcdbefore 3.5.12-150000.7.6.13.5.12-150000.7.6.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedcontainerdbefore 1.4.8-2.21.4.8-2.2
openSUSE:Tumbleweeddockerbefore 20.10.6_ce-2.120.10.6_ce-2.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedetcdbefore 3.4.16-3.13.4.16-3.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedflannelbefore 0.14.0-1.20.14.0-1.2

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    54Plan
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    52Plan
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    42Plan
  • CVE-2019-14809net/url in Go before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.8 mishandles malformed hosts in URLs, leading to an authorization bypass in some applica
    42Plan
  • CVE-2015-5739The net/http library in net/textproto/reader.go in Go before 1.4.3 does not properly parse HTTP header keys, which allows remote attackers t
    42Plan
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    42Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
crates.io:rustls-webpki0.100.2Package registry (OSV)
crates.io:rustls-webpki0.101.4Package registry (OSV)
crates.io:webpki0.22.2Package registry (OSV)
Go:stdlib1.10.6Package registry (OSV)
Go:stdlib1.11.3Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:containerd1.2.5-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:docker18.09.6_ce-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:docker-runc1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp151.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:etcd3.5.12-150000.7.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:flannel0.14.0-1.2 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:go1.12-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:go1.101.10.8-8.2 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:go1.111.11.9-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:go1.121.12.4-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:golang-github-docker-libnetwork0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:helm3.6.3-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:helm-mirror0.3.1-1.9 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
suse:containerd1.1.2-5.3.4 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15Package registry (OSV)
suse:docker18.06.1_ce-6.8.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15Package registry (OSV)
suse:docker-runc1.0.0rc5+gitr3562_69663f0bd4b6-6.3.4 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15Package registry (OSV)
suse:go1.12-bp150.2.6.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15Package registry (OSV)
suse:golang-github-docker-libnetwork0.7.0.1+gitr2664_3ac297bc7fd0-4.3.5 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15Package registry (OSV)
suse:helm2.13.1-5.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:helm-mirror0.2.1-1.7.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15Package registry (OSV)
suse:runc1.0.0~rc93-16.8.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:92018-12-14

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoCsame day
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+2847 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

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