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CVE-2018-17846

golang-org-x-net-html: infinite loop during html.Parse() via inSelectIM and inSelectInTableIM

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 1, 2018

Updated · February 26, 2026

Description

The html package (aka x/net/html) through 2018-09-25 in Go mishandles <table><math><select><mi><select></table>, leading to an infinite loop during an html.Parse call because inSelectIM and inSelectInTableIM do not comply with a specification.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation