Vulnerability identifier: #VU51485
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Reader.Open API when use a ZIP archive containing files start with “../”. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted ZIP archive and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Go programming language: 1.16.0
CPE
External links
http://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?