CVE-2017-1000098

high

Description

The net/http package's Request.ParseMultipartForm method starts writing to temporary files once the request body size surpasses the given "maxMemory" limit. It was possible for an attacker to generate a multipart request crafted such that the server ran out of file descriptors.

References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/golang-dev/4NdLzS8sls8/uIz8QlnIBQAJ

https://golang.org/issue/17965

https://golang.org/cl/30410

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-05

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High