CVE-2018-16874

golang: "go get" vulnerable to directory traversal via malicious package

Published Dec 14, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path of a malicious Go package which contains curly braces (both '{' and '}' characters). Specifically, it is only vulnerable in GOPATH mode, but not in module mode (the distinction is documented at https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Module_aware_go_get). The attacker can cause an arbitrary filesystem write, which can lead to code execution.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2591-1 golang-1.7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2592-1 golang-1.8 security update
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:32 AM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 14, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:44 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 13, 2018, 8:00 PM