high7.5
CVE-2017-1000098
The net/http package's Request.ParseMultipartForm method starts writing to temporary files once the request body size surpasses the given "maxMemory" limit.
Impact
The net/http package's Request.ParseMultipartForm method starts writing to temporary files once the request body size surpasses the given "maxMemory" limit. It was possible for an attacker to generate a multipart request crafted such that the server ran out of file descriptors.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Golang | Go | before 1.6.4 from 1.7 before 1.7.4 |