# CVE-2023-24537: Infinite loop in parsing in go/scanner

- Also known as: GO-2023-1702, BIT-GOLANG-2023-24537
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.19.8, 1.20.3
- Published: 2023-04-06 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- go/scanner: fixed in 1.19.8; from 1.20.0-0, fixed in 1.20.3
- stdlib (Go): fixed in 1.19.8; from 1.20.0-0, fixed in 1.20.3

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on go/scanner, stdlib, upgrade to a fixed version (1.19.8, 1.20.3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://go.dev/issue/59180
- https://go.dev/cl/482078
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Xdv6JL9ENs8
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1702
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09

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