CVE-2023-0475
Go-Getter Vulnerable to Decompression Bombs
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Go-Getter Vulnerable to Decompression Bombs
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-0475- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0733
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0733- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jpxj-2jvg-6jv9
Data Amplification in HashiCorp go-getter
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
GHSA-jpxj-2jvg-6jv9- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-0475- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-13586
CVE-2023-0475 affecting package packer for versions less than 1.8.7-1
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
AZL-13586- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-13606
CVE-2023-0475 affecting package terraform for versions less than 1.3.2-22
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
AZL-13606- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV
Go-Getter Vulnerable to Decompression Bombs
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-0475- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-0475
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0475- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVGHSA-jpxj-2jvg-6jv9
Data Amplification in HashiCorp go-getter
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
GHSA-jpxj-2jvg-6jv9- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-0475
HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0475- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1578 No score
Denial of service in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/v2
HashiCorp go-getter is vulnerable to decompression bombs. This can lead to excessive memory consumption and denial-of-service attacks.
- Record
GO-2023-1578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/go-getterGo |
before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 |
github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/v2Go |
2.0.0 up to 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
packerAzure Linux:2 |
before 1.8.7-1 | 1.8.7-1 |
terraformAzure Linux:2 |
before 1.3.2-22 | 1.3.2-22 |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-11.8.9-1 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterDebian:14 |
before 1.8.9-1, plus listed versions 0.0~git20160316.0.575ec4e-11.4.0-11.4.1-1 |
1.8.9-1 |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20160316.0.575ec4e-1 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20160316.0.575ec4e-11.4.0-11.4.1-1 |
None known |
golang-github-jesseduffield-go-getterUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20180822.906e156-3 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
golang-github-jesseduffield-go-getterUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20180822.906e156-4 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-1 |
None known |
golang-github-jesseduffield-go-getterUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20180822.906e156-5 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-0475 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Hashicorp Go-getter, published February 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter 1.7.0.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-4-go-getter-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-via-malicious-compressed-archive/50125
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0475
github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/0edab85348271c843782993345b07b1ac98912e6