CVE-2020-16845: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Go before 1.13.15 and 14.x before 1.14.7 can have an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary via invalid inputs.
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00021.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00028.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00029.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00030.html
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6gq-997w-f55g
- github.com/ulikunitz/xz/commit/69c6093c7b2397b923acf82cb378f55ab2652b9b
- github.com/ulikunitz/xz/issues/35
- groups.google.com/forum/
- groups.google.com/forum/
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00037.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00038.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RCFJTMKHY5ICGEM5BUFUEDDGSPJ25XU/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWRBAH4UZJO3RROQ72SYCUPFCJFA22FO/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WV2VWKFTH4EJGZBZALVUJQJOAQB5MDQ4/
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16845
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0002/
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
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