#VU68779 Improper Validation of Array Index in Go Text - CVE-2020-28851,CVE-2020-28852

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU68779

#VU68779 Improper Validation of Array Index in Go Text - CVE-2020-28851,CVE-2020-28852

Published: October 26, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68779
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28851,CVE-2020-28852
CWE-ID: CWE-129
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Go Text
Software vendor:
Google

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of array index in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while processing a BCP 47 tag. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing a malformed HTTP Accept-Language header and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links