Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in github.com/shiyanhui/dht
Priority HIGH 72CWE-617Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00838 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/shiyanhui/dht | github.com/shiyanhui/dht | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/shiyanhui/dht (Go) | up to 0.0.0-20201219151056-5a20f3199263 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw |
- github.com/shiyanhui/dht Vendorgithub.com/shiyanhui/dht Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/shiyanhui/dht (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.0-20201219151056-5a20f3199263 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dht_project:dht:-:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Dht Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dht_project:dht:-:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Dht Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36562
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-36562 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36562 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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