CVE-2018-16874

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
14/12/2018
Last modified:
07/11/2023

Description

In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path of a malicious Go package which contains curly braces (both '{' and '}' characters). Specifically, it is only vulnerable in GOPATH mode, but not in module mode (the distinction is documented at https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Module_aware_go_get). The attacker can cause an arbitrary filesystem write, which can lead to code execution.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.10.6 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.11.0 (including) 1.11.3 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*