CVE-2025-61724

low-risk
Published 2025-10-29

The Reader.ReadResponse function constructs a response string through repeated string concatenation of lines. When the number of lines in a response is large, this can cause excessive CPU consumption.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Go

Affected Vendors

Golang

References (5)

Patch https://go.dev/cl/709859
Issue Tracking https://go.dev/issue/75716
Mailing List https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/4Emdl2iQ_bI
Vendor Advisory https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-4015
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/08/1
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal