VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-1000098

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-10-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-769: DEPRECATED: Uncontrolled File Descriptor Consumption

Primary references