CVE-2018-6574

Aliases:GO-2022-0201
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 07 Feb 2018, 21:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 06:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
49/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
36.79% HIGH
37% probability -0.59%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Feb 2018, 21:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 06:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 36.79%• Percentile: 97%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-94•Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    9.0

  • golang•go

    ≤ 1.8.6 | 1.9 | 1.9.1 | 1.9.2 | 1.9.3 | 1.10:beta1 | 1.10:beta2 | 1.10:rc1

  • Go•toolchain

    ≥ 1.9.0-0, < 1.9.4

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    7.6

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus

    7.6

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus

    7.6

References (10)