CVE-2022-30634

Indefinite hang with large buffers on Windows in crypto/rand

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Published Jul 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Infinite loop in Read in crypto/rand before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows attacker to cause an indefinite hang by passing a buffer larger than 1 << 32 - 1 bytes.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Go standard library

crypto/rand

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.17.11
`1.18.0-0`	affected	< 1.18.3

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:golang:go::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:golang:go::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_telegraf_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52465	Infinite loop in Read in crypto/rand before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows attacker to cause an indefinite hang by passing a buffer larger than 1 << 32 - 1 bytes.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.278% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://go.dev/cl/402257
https://go.dev/issue/52561
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/bb1f4416180511231de6d17a1f2f55c82aafc863
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/TzIC9-t8Ytg/m/IWz5T6x7AAAJ
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0477

History

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Subscriptions

Golang Go

Microsoft Windows

Netapp Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent

Weaknesses

CWE-835

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Go
Published: Jul 15, 2022, 7:36 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:56 AM
Reserved: May 12, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:43 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 15, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:43 AM

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