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CVE-2022-23772

Rat.SetString in math/big in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 has an overflow that can lead to Uncontrolled Memory Consumption.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from golang, from netapp, from netapp and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-02-11T01:15:07.657

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:49:15.127

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-190

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	golang	go	< 1.16.14	Yes
Application	golang	go	< 1.17.7	Yes
Application	netapp	beegfs_csi_driver	-	Yes
Application	netapp	cloud_insights_telegraf_agent	-	Yes
Application	netapp	kubernetes_monitoring_operator	-	Yes
Application	netapp	storagegrid	-	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For golang's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.