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CVE-2020-29511

Published: Dec 14, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-115
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 21.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The encoding/xml package in Go (all versions) does not correctly preserve the semantics of element namespace prefixes during tokenization round-trips, which allows an attacker to craft inputs that behave in conflicting ways during different stages of processing in affected downstream applications.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-115NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Golang
oss-project·US
Go
OSS Libraries
netapp
commercial·US
trident
Hardware Firmware
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Exploitability

Workaround Available
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References

https://github.com/mattermost/xml-roundtrip-validator/blob/master/advisories/unstable-elements.md
github.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0006/
security.netapp.com

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