CVE-2020-14040

SOURCE - github

Summary

Go version v0.3.3 of the x/text package fixes 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. ### Specific Go Packages Affected golang.org/x/text/encoding/unicode golang.org/x/text/transform

EPSS Score: 0.00116 (0.453)

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

SOURCE - nist

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

SOURCE - github

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

SOURCE - gitlab

OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

Improper Neutralization

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

SOURCE - redhat

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')


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