The html package (aka x/net/html) through 2018-09-25 in Go mishandles…
Priority LOW 38CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02515 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial golang.org/x/net (Go): 0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | golang.org/x/net (Go) | before 0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3 | 0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3 | Patch available | GHSA-vfw5-hrgq-h5wf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- golang.org/x/net (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3 Fixed in 0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3 Patch available GHSA-vfw5-hrgq-h5wf
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2018-09-25 | Vulnerable | Go standard library |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 28 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 29 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2018-09-25 Vulnerable ·Go standard library
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vfw5-hrgq-h5wf golang.org/x/net (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 17 products
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17846
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfw5-hrgq-h5wf
References
Advisory 4
Other 6
- https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/137275
- https://go.dev/issue/27842
- https://go.googlesource.com/net/+/d26f9f9a57f3fab6a695bec0d84433c2c50f8bbf
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LREEWY6KNLHRWFZ7OT4HVLMVVCGGUHON
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UKRCI7WIOCOCD3H7NXWRGIRABTQOZOBK
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0014
Sources
- CVE-2018-17846 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17846 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vfw5-hrgq-h5wf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-17846 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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