CVE-2021-27918

HIGH

7.5

Description

encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/11/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

golang:go

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-835

References

https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw(cve@mitre.org)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02(cve@mitre.org)

https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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