# CVE-2022-1962: Stack exhaustion due to deeply nested types in go/parser

> An attacker can cause a panic and denial of service in applications using the Go parser by providing deeply nested types or declarations.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 6 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-10530, AZL-78972, AZL-98724, BIT-golang-2022-1962, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1962, GHSA-6mwq-4j3f-rr3x, GO-2022-0515, OESA-2024-1642, OESA-2024-1672, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1962, openSUSE-SU-2024:12492-1

## What is CVE-2022-1962?

CVE-2022-1962 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Golang Go, published on 9 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Uncontrolled recursion in the Parse functions in go/parser before Go 1.17.12 and Go 1.18.4 allow an attacker to cause a panic due to stack exhaustion via deeply nested types or declarations.

Weakness: CWE-674 (Uncontrolled Recursion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1962?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including golang and stdlib. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `golang` | Bitnami | All versions | 1.17.12, 1.18.4 |
| `stdlib` | Go | All versions | 1.17.12, 1.18.4 |
| `velero` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.9.2-1.1 |

Products: Golang Go.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1962?

Upgrade golang to a fixed version for your release line: 1.17.12 or 1.18.4.

## Is CVE-2022-1962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1962 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1962 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Golang Go, published on 9 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- golang (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.17.12, 1.18.4
- stdlib (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.17.12, 1.18.4

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1962/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1962/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1962
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1962
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1962

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.