CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe gopacket library, used for packet processing in Go applications, is vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks due to improper validation of attacker-controlled parameters in multiple layer decoders. This flaw can lead to an unrecovered panic when processing crafted packets, potentially disrupting service availability. Organizations utilizing gopacket versions up to 1.7.0 should prioritize applying the available patch to mitigate this high-severity risk.
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Original NVD Description
gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. Through version 1.7.0, multiple layer decoders use attacker-controlled lengths, counts, or offsets before validating them against packet buffers, allowing a crafted packet decoded through DecodingLayerParser or DecodeFromBytes to trigger an unrecovered panic and remotely deny service. A patch commit is available at 210f25f.