Vulnerability in Golang Go
CVE-2022-23806
Curve.IsOnCurve in crypto/elliptic in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int value that is not a valid field element.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00017.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (Third Party Advisory)
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/ (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23806?
- CVE-2022-23806 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23806?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-23806 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.