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High
CVE-2020-16845
Go before 1.13.15 and 14.x before 1.14.7 can have an...
Vulnerability Description
Go before 1.13.15 and 14.x before 1.14.7 can have an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary via invalid inputs.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/_ulYYcIWg3Q
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00028.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RCFJTMKHY5ICGEM5BUFUEDDGSPJ25XU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWRBAH4UZJO3RROQ72SYCUPFCJFA22FO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WV2VWKFTH4EJGZBZALVUJQJOAQB5MDQ4/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00038.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/NyPIaucMgXo
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0002/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
go, leap, debian linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.14, 15.1, 15.2, 9.0, 10.0, 31, 32
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 6th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.