9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-38297
Go WASM Buffer Overflow
Description

Go before 1.16.9 and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 has a Buffer Overflow via large arguments in a function invocation from a WASM module, when GOARCH=wasm GOOS=js is used.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 18, 2021, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:37 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-38297 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-38297 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
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-2021-38297.

URL Resource
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/golang-announce
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/AEBu9j7yj5A Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OFS3M3OFB24SWPTIAPARKGPUMQVUY6Z/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ON7BQRRJZBOR5TJHURBAB3WLF4YXFC6Z/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0006/ Third Party Advisory

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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agadecki/malware-cryptominer-container

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 1 month, 1 week 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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paras98/CVE-2021-38297-Go-wasm-Replication

None

JavaScript HTML Go WebAssembly CSS

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 4, 2024, 1:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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shubhamkulkarni97/CVE-Presentations

Set of CVE presentations for Hacking101

Updated: 11 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 29, 2023, 12:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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gkrishnan724/CVE-2021-38297

A Proof of concept scenario for exploitation of CVE2021-38297 GO WASM buffer-overflow

HTML Go JavaScript WebAssembly CSS

Updated: 5 months ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 15, 2023, 8:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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henriquebesing/container-security

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 1 year 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: 7 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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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: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
40 stars 20 fork 20 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-2021-38297 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-38297 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 [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/#%21forum/golang-announce [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OFS3M3OFB24SWPTIAPARKGPUMQVUY6Z/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ON7BQRRJZBOR5TJHURBAB3WLF4YXFC6Z/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-announce
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4OFS3M3OFB24SWPTIAPARKGPUMQVUY6Z/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ON7BQRRJZBOR5TJHURBAB3WLF4YXFC6Z/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 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. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4OFS3M3OFB24SWPTIAPARKGPUMQVUY6Z/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4OFS3M3OFB24SWPTIAPARKGPUMQVUY6Z/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ON7BQRRJZBOR5TJHURBAB3WLF4YXFC6Z/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ON7BQRRJZBOR5TJHURBAB3WLF4YXFC6Z/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4OFS3M3OFB24SWPTIAPARKGPUMQVUY6Z/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ON7BQRRJZBOR5TJHURBAB3WLF4YXFC6Z/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0006/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0006/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0006/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-announce No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-announce Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/AEBu9j7yj5A No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/AEBu9j7yj5A Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.16.9 *cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.17.0 up to (excluding) 1.17.2
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-38297 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-2021-38297 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

0.51 }} 0.07%

score

0.76795

percentile

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