CVE-2020-29242
Panic due to out-of-bounds read in github.com/dhowden/tag
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
Description
Due to improper bounds checking, a number of methods can trigger a panic due to attempted out-of-bounds reads. If the package is used to parse user supplied input, this may be used as a vector for a denial of service attack.
How to fix CVE-2020-29242
To remediate CVE-2020-29242, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 or later
- —upgrade to 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 or later
- —upgrade to 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 or later
- —upgrade to 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 or later
- —upgrade to 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 or later
Is CVE-2020-29242 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63
- from 0, < 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63
- from 0, < 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63
- from 0, < 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63
- from 0, < 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |