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CVE-2018-17846

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Oct 01, 2018 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17846
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

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

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Net Golang * 2018-09-25 (including)
Golang-go.net-dev Ubuntu trusty *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu bionic *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu cosmic *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu disco *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu eoan *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu focal *
Golang-golang-x-net-dev Ubuntu xenial *

References

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