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CVE-2013-10005: Infinite loop in github.com/btcsuite/go-socks

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-27 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-835

Description

The RemoteAddr and LocalAddr methods on the returned net.Conn may call themselves, leading to an infinite loop which will crash the program due to a stack overflow.

Affected products

• Socks5 Project Socks5: before 2013-08-07 — fixed in 2013-08-07

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Socks5 Project Socks5 2013-08-07. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/btcsuite/go-socks/commit/233bccbb1abe02f05750f7ace66f5bffdb13defc
• https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0024
• https://github.com/btcsuite/go-socks/commit/233bccbb1abe02f05750f7ace66f5bffdb13defc
• https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0024

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