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CVE-2020-29511

The encoding/xml package in Go (all versions) does not correctly preserve the semantics of element namespace prefixes during tokenization round-trips, which allows an attacker to craft inputs that behave in conflicting ways during different stages of processing in affected downstream applications.

Published

2020-12-14T20:15:13.280

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:24:09.177

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-115
Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	golang	go	< 1.17	Yes
Application	netapp	trident	-	Yes

References

https://github.com/mattermost/xml-roundtrip-validator/blob/master/advisories/unstable-elements.md Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0006/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/mattermost/xml-roundtrip-validator/blob/master/advisories/unstable-elements.md Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0006/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)