golang.org/x/text Infinite loop
Summary
golang.org/x/text Infinite loop
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Go version v0.3.3 of the x/text package fixes a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An attacker could provide a single byte to a UTF16 decoder instantiated with UseBOM or ExpectBOM to trigger an infinite loop if the String function on the Decoder is called, or the Decoder is passed to golang.org/x/text/transform.String.
Specific Go Packages Affected
golang.org/x/text/encoding/unicode
golang.org/x/text/transform
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14040 golang-golang-x-text Fixed in: 0.3.3-1
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
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