CVE-2017-1000098

mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

2.08% (81st) EPSS

CVSS 5 · medium

Is it mine?

18 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedgolang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-docs-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-misc-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-src-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859
Fixedgolang-tests-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1859

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

v3.05.9mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-769USprimary

affected products (18)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
golang go< 1.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
golang go1.7 → 1.7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Go stdlib< 1.6.4osvUSpkg:golang/stdlib
Go stdlib1.7.0-0 → 1.7.4osvUSpkg:golang/stdlib
golang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-0:1.8.3-1.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-bin-0:1.8.3-1.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-docs-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-misc-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-src-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
golang-tests-0:1.8.3-1.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2017:1859Red Hat Security Advisory: golang security, bug fix, and enhancement update2017-08-01csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for golang is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
GO-2021-0172Denial of service when parsing large forms in mime/multipart2022-02-15vendor · osvUS
When parsing large multipart/form-data, an attacker can cause a HTTP server to open a large number of file descriptors. This may be used as a denial-of-service vector.

also known as (3)

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd osv redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-10-05modified 2026-06-17

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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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