GO-2023-1702

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Source
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1702
Import Source
https://vuln.go.dev/ID/GO-2023-1702.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GO-2023-1702
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2023-04-05T21:05:07Z
Modified
2026-07-17T21:10:51.133928792Z
Summary
Infinite loop in parsing in go/scanner
Details

Calling any of the Parse functions on Go source code which contains //line directives with very large line numbers can cause an infinite loop due to integer overflow.

Database specific 
{
    "review_status": "REVIEWED",
    "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1702"
}
References
Credits
    • Philippe Antoine (Catena cyber)

Affected packages

Go / stdlib

Package

Name
stdlib
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Purl
pkg:golang/stdlib

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.19.8
Introduced
1.20.0-0
Fixed
1.20.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "imports": [
        {
            "path": "go/scanner",
            "symbols": [
                "Scanner.Scan",
                "Scanner.updateLineInfo"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://vuln.go.dev/ID/GO-2023-1702.json"