CVE-2018-6574

Public Exploit

Description

Go before 1.8.7, Go 1.9.x before 1.9.4, and Go 1.10 pre-releases before Go 1.10rc2 allow "go get" remote command execution during source code build, by leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin= and -plugin= arguments were not blocked.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 30.95% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1304 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0878 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/KINGSABRI/CVE-in-Ruby/tree/master/CVE-2018-6574 third party advisory exploit
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/sprOaQ5m3Dk
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23672 issue tracking third party advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/Gbhh1NxAjMU

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6574?
CVE-2018-6574 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6574?
To fix CVE-2018-6574, 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-2018-6574 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6574 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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