Improper Input Validation Affecting golang-bin package, versions <0:1.18.6-1.42.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.01% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GOLANGBIN-6100769
  • published6 Dec 2023
  • disclosed2 Aug 2021

Introduced: 2 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-33195  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 golang-bin to version 0:1.18.6-1.42.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1635.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-bin package and not the golang-bin package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Go before 1.15.13 and 1.16.x before 1.16.5 has functions for DNS lookups that do not validate replies from DNS servers, and thus a return value may contain an unsafe injection (e.g., XSS) that does not conform to the RFC1035 format.

CVSS Scores

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