CVE-2020-14040
Infinite loop when decoding some inputs in golang.org/x/text
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-14040
To remediate CVE-2020-14040, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.3.3-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.3.3 or later
- —upgrade to 0.3.3 or later
Is CVE-2020-14040 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.3.3-1
- from 0, < 0.3.3
- from 0, < 0.3.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |