id: GO-2021-0317
modules:
    - module: std
      versions:
        - fixed: 1.16.14
        - introduced: 1.17.0-0
          fixed: 1.17.7
      vulnerable_at: 1.17.6
      packages:
        - package: math/big
          symbols:
            - Rat.SetString
          skip_fix: 'TODO: revisit this reason (fix appears to not work with Go <1.18)'
summary: Uncontrolled memory consumption in math/big
description: |-
    Rat.SetString had an overflow issue that can lead to uncontrolled memory
    consumption.
published: 2022-05-23T22:15:42Z
cves:
    - CVE-2022-23772
credits:
    - Emmanuel Odeke
references:
    - fix: https://go.dev/cl/379537
    - fix: https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/ad345c265916bbf6c646865e4642eafce6d39e78
    - web: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ
    - report: https://go.dev/issue/50699