CVE-2024-24788mediumCWE-835

CVE-2024-24788: medium-severity vulnerability in Go standard library net

Malformed DNS message can cause infinite loop in net

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ssvc Trackcvss 5.9epss 1.0%
A malformed DNS message in response to a query can cause the Lookup functions to get stuck in an infinite loop.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Go standard library · net
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