CVE-2023-50658
jose2go vulnerable to denial of service via large p2c value
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
CVE-2023-50658- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
CVE-2023-50658- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0527 No score
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0527- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6294-6rgp-fr7r
jose2go vulnerable to denial of service via large p2c value
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
GHSA-6294-6rgp-fr7r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhpq-9638-x6pw
Duplicate Advisory: Denial of service when decrypting attack controlled input in github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6294-6rgp-fr7r. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
An attacker controlled input of a PBES2 encrypted JWE blob can have a very large p2c value that, when decrypted, produces a denial-of-service.
- Record
GHSA-mhpq-9638-x6pw- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-35422
CVE-2023-50658 affecting package telegraf for versions less than 1.29.4-1
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
AZL-35422- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVAZL-35426
CVE-2023-50658 affecting package telegraf for versions less than 1.29.4-1
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
AZL-35426- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-50658
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50658- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6294-6rgp-fr7r
jose2go vulnerable to denial of service via large p2c value
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
GHSA-6294-6rgp-fr7r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mhpq-9638-x6pw
Duplicate Advisory: Denial of service when decrypting attack controlled input in github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6294-6rgp-fr7r. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
An attacker controlled input of a PBES2 encrypted JWE blob can have a very large p2c value that, when decrypted, produces a denial-of-service.
- Record
GHSA-mhpq-9638-x6pw- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-50658
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50658- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The jose2go component before 1.6.0 for Go allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
- Record
CVE-2023-50658- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-2409 No score
Denial of service when decrypting attacker controlled input in github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go
An attacker controlled input of a PBES2 encrypted JWE blob can have a very large p2c value that, when decrypted, produces a denial-of-service.
- Record
GO-2023-2409- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2goGo |
before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 |
telegrafAzure Linux:2 |
before 1.29.4-1 | 1.29.4-1 |
telegrafAzure Linux:3 |
before 1.29.4-1 | 1.29.4-1 |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.11.0-11.5-11.9-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.11.0-11.5-11.9-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goDebian:14 |
before 1.9-1, plus listed versions 1.5-1 |
1.9-1 |
github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2goGo |
before 1.5.1-0.20231206184617-48ba0b76bc88 | 1.5.1-0.20231206184617-48ba0b76bc88 |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3-1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-11.9-11.11.0-1 |
None known |
golang-github-dvsekhvalnov-jose2goUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50658 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dvsekhvalnov Jose2go, published December 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go 1.6.0.
References
github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go/commit/a4584e9dd7128608fedbc67892eba9697f0d5317
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50658
blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-2409
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50658
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50658
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50658