CVE-2023-23631 HAMT Decoding Panics in github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode

2023-02-0920:46:22

CWE-400

GitHub_M

www.cve.org

github.com/ipfs

adl ipld prime

protobuf

pathing

hamt

panics

virtual memory leaks

untrusted input

upgrade

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

45.7%

JSON

github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode is an ADL IPLD prime node that wraps go-codec-dagpb’s implementation of protobuf to enable pathing. In versions priot to 1.5.2 trying to read malformed HAMT sharded directories can cause panics and virtual memory leaks.
If you are reading untrusted user input, an attacker can then trigger a panic. This is caused by bogus fanout parameter in the HAMT directory nodes. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "ipfs",
    "product": "go-unixfsnode",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 1.5.2",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]