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| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-16845 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-835 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Go programming language Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU45699
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16845
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in "ReadUvarint" and "ReadVarint" in "encoding/binary". A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGo programming language: 1.13 - 1.14.6
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00028.html
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/_ulYYcIWg3Q
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/NyPIaucMgXo
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
