Improper Input Validation Affecting golang-docs package, versions <0:1.16.7-1.module+el8.5.0+12246+1aac4e3f


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.01% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGDOCS-2130027
  • published 11 Aug 2021
  • disclosed 18 May 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 golang-docs to version 0:1.16.7-1.module+el8.5.0+12246+1aac4e3f or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-docs package and not the golang-docs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 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

version 3.1
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NVD

7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

6.1 medium