CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-27918

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.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-03-11 12:15

Updated : 2022-12-13 04:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-27918

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27918

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-835