CVE-2020-14040 (High) detected in golang.org/x/text-v0.3.2 - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-14040 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - golang.org/x/text-v0.3.2

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/golang.org/x/text/@v/v0.3.2.zip

Dependency Hierarchy: - golang.org/x/net-v0.0.0-20190923162816-aa69164e4478 (Root Library) - :x: **golang.org/x/text-v0.3.2** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a1c271764655c7e3ff81126d5929b8dda6170bf4

Found in base branch: datasource-meta

Vulnerability Details

The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An attacker could provide a single byte to a UTF16 decoder instantiated with UseBOM or ExpectBOM to trigger an infinite loop if the String function on the Decoder is called, or the Decoder is passed to golang.org/x/text/transform.String.

Publish Date: 2020-06-17

URL: CVE-2020-14040

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://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2020-0015

Release Date: 2020-06-17

Fix Resolution: v0.3.3

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