CVE-2018-17142: fedoraproject fedora NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-2wp2-chmh-r934GO-2022-0192
Published 17-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-17142 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Timeline
- 17-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The html package (aka x/net/html) through 2018-09-17 in Go mishandles <math><template><mo><template>, leading to a "panic: runtime error" in parseCurrentToken in parse.go during an html.Parse call.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.38% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.38%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundGo
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL28 | 29
Golang1 product
- net≤ 2018-09-17
Golang.org/x1 product
- net< 0.0.0-20180925071336-cf3bd585ca2a
3 vendors · 3 products
References
11 links
- github.com/golang/goPACKAGE