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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-31525
Go net HTTP Denial of Service
Description

net/http in Go before 1.15.12 and 1.16.x before 1.16.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a large header to ReadRequest or ReadResponse. Server, Transport, and Client can each be affected in some configurations.

INFO

Published Date :

May 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:05 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31525 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Golang go
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the Go and related packages to the latest versions.
  • Update Go to a non-vulnerable version.
  • Update the affected golang packages.
  • Update all affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-31525 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-31525.

URL Resource
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/45710 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/cu9SP4eSXMc Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/45710 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/cu9SP4eSXMc Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31525 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-31525 weaknesses.

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).

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JakubWierzchowski/manier

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 4, 2024, 12:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.
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agadecki/malware-cryptominer-container

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 15, 2024, 2:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.
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henriquebesing/container-security

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 31, 2023, 7:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.
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kb5fls/container-security

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 27, 2023, 3:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.
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upsideon/shoveler

A service to connect people who require snow shoveling assistance with those willing to give it.

Dockerfile Go HTML CSS JavaScript Shell

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 26, 2022, 1:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.
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ruzickap/malware-cryptominer-container

Container image with malware and crypto miner for testing purposes

container crypto cryptominer dockerfile eicar image malware test xmrig

Dockerfile

Updated: 9 months ago
41 stars 22 fork 22 watcher
Born at : Nov. 4, 2022, 9:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-31525 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31525 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/golang/go/issues/45710
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/cu9SP4eSXMc
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
  • 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ISRZZ6NY5R2TBYE72KZFOCO25TEUQTBF/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/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://github.com/golang/go/issues/45710 No Types Assigned https://github.com/golang/go/issues/45710 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/cu9SP4eSXMc No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/cu9SP4eSXMc Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-674
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.15.12 *cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.16.0 up to (excluding) 1.16.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.9
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.01 }} -0.02%

score

0.00519

percentile