id: GO-2021-0172
modules:
    - module: std
      versions:
        - fixed: 1.6.4
        - introduced: 1.7.0-0
          fixed: 1.7.4
      vulnerable_at: 1.7.3
      packages:
        - package: mime/multipart
          symbols:
            - Reader.readForm
          skip_fix: 'TODO: revisit this reason (fix appears to not work with Go <1.18)'
summary: Denial of service when parsing large forms in mime/multipart
description: |-
    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.
published: 2022-02-15T23:56:14Z
cves:
    - CVE-2017-1000098
credits:
    - Simon Rawet
references:
    - fix: https://go.dev/cl/30410
    - fix: https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/7478ea5dba7ed02ddffd91c1d17ec8141f7cf184
    - report: https://go.dev/issue/16296
    - web: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-dev/c/4NdLzS8sls8/m/uIz8QlnIBQAJ