Buffer Overflow Affecting golang-docs package, versions <0:1.17.10-1.module+el8.6.0+15486+6d4da7db


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.44% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGDOCS-2774196
  • published 22 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 12 Apr 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 golang-docs to version 0:1.17.10-1.module+el8.6.0+15486+6d4da7db 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.

encoding/pem in Go before 1.17.9 and 1.18.x before 1.18.1 has a Decode stack overflow via a large amount of PEM data.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

7.5 high
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SUSE

5.9 medium