CVE-2018-17846: fedoraproject fedora Infinite Loop
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17846GHSA-vfw5-hrgq-h5wfGO-2020-0014
Published 01-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-17846 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.51%
0%100%
Low · -0.10 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 01-10-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The html package (aka x/net/html) through 2018-09-25 in Go mishandles <table><math><select><mi><select></table>, leading to an infinite loop during an html.Parse call because inSelectIM and inSelectInTableIM do not comply with a specification.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 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 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- 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
2.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.10 pp
From 2.62% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.51%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL28 | 29
Golang1 product
- net≤ 2018-09-25
Golang.org/x1 product
- net< 0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3
Ubuntu1 product
- golang-golang-x-net-devAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
