CVE-2021-27918 (High) detected in net500e7a4f953ddaf55d316b4d3adc516aa0379622

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CVE-2021-27918 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - net500e7a4f953ddaf55d316b4d3adc516aa0379622

[mirror] Go supplementary network libraries

Library home page: https://github.com/golang/net.git

Found in HEAD commit: 9060713df80212ee5546b36d1083fb607520eb0b

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2021-03-10

URL: CVE-2021-27918

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw

Release Date: 2021-03-11

Fix Resolution: 1.15.9, 1.16.1

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