CVE-2021-38561

Published Dec 26, 2022

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: golang.org/x/text/language in golang.org/x/text before 0.3.7 can panic with an out-of-bounds read during BCP 47 language tag parsing. Index calculation is mishandled. If parsing untrusted user input, this can be used as a vector for a denial-of-service attack.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-125

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:golang:text:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "919DE51C-E76E-4EE1-B3EF-A56C603FC241",
            "versionEndExcluding": "0.3.7"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References