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CVE-2021-29923
Go before 1.17 does not properly consider extraneous zero characters...
Vulnerability Description
Go before 1.17 does not properly consider extraneous zero characters at the beginning of an IP address octet, which (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses, because of unexpected octal interpretation. This affects net.ParseIP and net.ParseCIDR.
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://golang.org/pkg/net/#ParseCIDR
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://defcon.org/html/defcon-29/dc-29-speakers.html#kaoudis
- https://github.com/golang/go/issues/43389
- https://github.com/golang/go/issues/30999
- https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/325829/
- https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2021-016.md
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CHKSFMHZVOBCZSSVRE3UEYNKARTBMTM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 36
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 7th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 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:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.