Denial of Service in Go's HTTP/2 due to Improper Connection Handling
CVE-2022-27664

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Golang

Status
Go
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 September 2022

What is CVE-2022-27664?

A vulnerability in the Go programming language allows attackers to trigger a Denial of Service by causing HTTP/2 connections to hang during shutdown if a fatal error preempts the connection closure. This could disrupt service and impact application performance, particularly for systems relying heavily on HTTP/2 capabilities.

References

https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce
x_refsource_MISC
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/x49AQzIVX-s
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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