CVE-2023-0475
Go-Getter Vulnerable to Decompression Bombs
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 37th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 37th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 644 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 4.2 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-4-go-getter-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-via-malicious-compressed-archive/50125
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0475
- github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/0edab85348271c843782993345b07b1ac98912e6
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