Vulnerability identifier: #VU31891
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Go programming language
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in some net/http servers, as demonstrated by the httputil.ReverseProxy Handler. A remote attacker can exploit the race and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Go programming language: 1.13 - 1.13.12, 1.14 - 1.14.4
External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00077.html
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/f2c5bqrGH_g
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/XZNfaiwgt2w
http://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-15586/
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.