high7.5
CVE-2023-46239
quic-go vulnerable to pointer dereference that can lead to panic
Impact
quic-go is an implementation of the [QUIC](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000) transport protocol in Go. By serializing an ACK frame after the CRYTPO that allows a node to complete the handshake, a remote node could trigger a nil pointer dereference (leading to a panic) when the node attempted to drop the Handshake packet number space. **Impact** An attacker can bring down a quic-go node with very minimal effort. Completing the QUIC handshake only requires sending and receiving a few packets. **Patches** [v0.37.3](https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/releases/tag/v0.37.3) contains a patch. Versions before v0.37.0 are not affected.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/quic-go/quic-go | >= 0.37.0, < 0.37.3 | 0.37.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Quic-Go Project | Quic-Go | from 0.37.0 before 0.37.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/commit/b6a4725b60f1fe04e8f1ddcc3114e290fcea1617
- https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/releases/tag/v0.37.3
- https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/security/advisories/GHSA-3q6m-v84f-6p9h
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3q6m-v84f-6p9h
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46239