What is CVE-2024-24788?

CVE-2024-24788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Go Standard Library Net, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-24788?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-24788 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Go Standard Library Net

CVE-2024-24788

A malformed DNS message in response to a query can cause the Lookup functions to get stuck in an infinite loop.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Go Standard Library Net — versions 1.22.0-0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24788?: CVE-2024-24788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Go Standard Library Net, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-24788?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-24788 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.