Man-in-the-middle attack in Go programming language - CVE-2017-15042
Published: April 25, 2018 / Updated: May 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12161
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15042
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Go programming language
Go programming language
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the smtp.PlainAuth implementation due to an unintended cleartext issue. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack and gain the username and password.
The weakness exists in the smtp.PlainAuth implementation due to an unintended cleartext issue. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack and gain the username and password.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15042
Update to versions 1.8.4 or 1.9.1.