CVE-2020-14040
X Text UTF-16 Encoder Infinite Loop Vulnerability
Description
The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has 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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 17, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:17 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-14040 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-14040.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Kotlin and Java serialization schema for OSV
java kotlin osv security
Kotlin Java
A Prometheus Exporter for managing vulnerabilities in kubernetes by using trivy
kubernetes prometheus-exporter trivy prometheus vulnerability-management
Go Dockerfile
Tool to perform security check on dependencies embedded in given Go binary
Makefile Go Shell
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-14040 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-14040 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/bXVeAmGOqz0 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/bXVeAmGOqz0 Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:text:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:text:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.3.3 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 07, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 07, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has 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. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/bXVeAmGOqz0 No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/bXVeAmGOqz0 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-835 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:text:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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0.12 }} 0.01%
score
0.45329
percentile