CVE-2021-27918
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-27918
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-03-11T00:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-12-13T16:28:13
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.15.9 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.16.0 | 1.16.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27918 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-27918 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:19:29 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 23:31:21 | 2021-03-11T00:15Z | 2021-03-11T00:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 23:31:21 | 2022-08-04T16:15:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 23:31:21 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 23:31:26 | References | updated | ||
| 2022-12-13 17:13:00 | 2022-12-13T16:28:13 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-13 17:13:00 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |