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CVE-2020-14040

The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has 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...

Published: Jun 17, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-835
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 23.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

golang.org/x/text Infinite loop

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected Products

Go
package-ecosystem
golang.org/x/text
OSS Libraries
golang
oss-project·US
text
OSS Libraries
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14040
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39491
github.com
https://github.com/golang/text/commit/23ae387dee1f90d29a23c0e87ee0b46038fbed0e
github.com
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