CVE-2024-45338
golang.org/x/net/html: Non-linear parsing of case-insensitive content in golang.org/x/net/html
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 19, 2024
Updated · November 4, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in golang.org/x/net/html. This flaw allows an attacker to craft input to the parse functions that would be processed non-linearly with respect to its length, resulting in extremely slow parsing. This issue can cause a denial of service.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated as an Important severity because an attacker can craft malicious input that causes the parsing functions to process data non-linearly, resulting in significant delays which leads to a denial of service by exhausting system resources.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling