7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-25199
Microsoft Go-crypto Winnative: Unreleased Key Handle Memory Leak
Description

go-crypto-winnative Go crypto backend for Windows using Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG). Prior to commit f49c8e1379ea4b147d5bff1b3be5b0ff45792e41, calls to `cng.TLS1PRF` don't release the key handle, producing a small memory leak every time. Commit f49c8e1379ea4b147d5bff1b3be5b0ff45792e41 contains a fix for the issue. The fix is included in versions 1.23.6-2 and 1.22.12-2 of the Microsoft build of go, as well as in the pseudoversion 0.0.0-20250211154640-f49c8e1379ea of the `github.com/microsoft/go-crypto-winnative` Go package.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update the go-crypto-winnative package to a version containing the fix for the memory leak.
  • Update to go-crypto-winnative version 0.0.0-20250211154640-f49c8e1379ea.
  • Update to Microsoft build of go versions 1.23.6-2 or 1.22.12-2.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/microsoft/go-crypto-winnative/commit/f49c8e1379ea4b147d5bff1b3be5b0ff45792e41
https://github.com/microsoft/go-crypto-winnative/security/advisories/GHSA-29c6-3hcj-89cf
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description go-crypto-winnative Go crypto backend for Windows using Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG). Prior to commit f49c8e1379ea4b147d5bff1b3be5b0ff45792e41, calls to `cng.TLS1PRF` don't release the key handle, producing a small memory leak every time. Commit f49c8e1379ea4b147d5bff1b3be5b0ff45792e41 contains a fix for the issue. The fix is included in versions 1.23.6-2 and 1.22.12-2 of the Microsoft build of go, as well as in the pseudoversion 0.0.0-20250211154640-f49c8e1379ea of the `github.com/microsoft/go-crypto-winnative` Go package.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-401
    Added Reference https://github.com/microsoft/go-crypto-winnative/commit/f49c8e1379ea4b147d5bff1b3be5b0ff45792e41
    Added Reference https://github.com/microsoft/go-crypto-winnative/security/advisories/GHSA-29c6-3hcj-89cf
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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