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8 months ago Micro-Learning Topic: Denial of service (Detected by phrase)
Matched on "denial of service"
The Denial of Service (DoS) attack is focused on making a resource (site, application, server) unavailable for the purpose it was designed. There are many ways to make a service unavailable for legitimate users by manipulating network packets, programming, logical, or resources handling vulnerabilities, among others. Source: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Denial_of_Service
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Micro-Learning Topic: Vulnerable library (Detected by phrase)
Matched on "Vulnerable Library"
Use of vulnerable components will introduce weaknesses into the application. Components with published vulnerabilities will allow easy exploitation as resources will often be available to automate the process.
CVE-2020-29652 - High Severity Vulnerability
Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/golang.org/x/crypto/@v/v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9.zip
Path to dependency file: /go.mod
Path to vulnerable library: /go/pkg/mod/cache/download/golang.org/x/crypto/@v/v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9.mod
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **golang.org/x/crypto-v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 62eb1f7b1cb792bbe607b277d53b733969f4b2ca
Found in base branch: master
A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers.
Publish Date: 2020-12-17
URL: CVE-2020-29652
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
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Origin: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/ouZIlBimOsE?pli=1
Release Date: 2020-12-17
Fix Resolution: v0.0.0-20201216223049-8b5274cf687f
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