SB2022030106 - Denial of service in Go programming language



SB2022030106 - Denial of service in Go programming language

Published: March 1, 2022 Updated: June 2, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022030106
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39293)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of archive/zip in Go programming language when processing archive header. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.