GHSA-3fx4-7f69-5mmg is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-190 vulnerability in github.com/square/go-jose. A fix is available for github.com/square/go-jose — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
go-jose before 1.0.5 suffers from a CBC-HMAC integer overflow on 32-bit architectures. An integer overflow could lead to authentication bypass for CBC-HMAC encrypted ciphertexts on 32-bit architectures.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/square/go-jose | all versions | 0.0.0-20160903044734-789a4c4bd4c1go get github.com/square/go-jose@v0.0.0-20160903044734-789a4c4bd4c1 |
Affected Products
go-josego-jose_projectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/square/go-jose, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/square/go-jose to 0.0.0-20160903044734-789a4c4bd4c1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-3fx4-7f69-5mmg is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Constrain what reaches the vulnerable code: limit the size and shape of untrusted input, isolate the affected component in a sandboxed or least-privileged process, and enable the platform's memory-safety mitigations (ASLR, stack protector, hardened allocator) so an out-of-bounds access is more likely to fail closed than to be exploitable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-3fx4-7f69-5mmg in your dependencies?
Find it across Go, including transitive dependencies.