CVE-2018-17075

Public Exploit

Description

The html package (aka x/net/html) before 2018-07-13 in Go mishandles "in frameset" insertion mode, leading to a "panic: runtime error" for html.Parse of <template><object>, <template><applet>, or <template><marquee>. This is related to HTMLTreeBuilder.cpp in WebKit.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/golang/net/commit/aaf60122140d3fcf75376d319f0554393160eb50 third party advisory patch
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=829668 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/27016 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LREEWY6KNLHRWFZ7OT4HVLMVVCGGUHON/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UKRCI7WIOCOCD3H7NXWRGIRABTQOZOBK/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17075?
CVE-2018-17075 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-17075?
To fix CVE-2018-17075, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-17075 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-17075 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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