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CVE-2021-3114

In Go before 1.14.14 and 1.15.x before 1.15.7, crypto/elliptic/p224.go can generate incorrect outputs, related to an underflow of the lowest limb during the final complete reduction in the P-224 field.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from golang, from fedoraproject, from debian and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-01-26T18:16:27.567

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:20:54.640

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-682

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	golang	go	< 1.14.14	Yes
Application	golang	go	< 1.15.7	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	33	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	10.0	Yes
Application	netapp	cloud_insights_telegraf_agent	-	Yes
Application	netapp	storagegrid	-	Yes

References

https://github.com/golang/go/commit/d95ca9138026cbe40e0857d76a81a16d03230871 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mperVMGa98w Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWAYJGXWC232SG3UR3TR574E6BP3OSQQ/ ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0001/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/golang/go/commit/d95ca9138026cbe40e0857d76a81a16d03230871 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mperVMGa98w Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWAYJGXWC232SG3UR3TR574E6BP3OSQQ/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0001/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For golang's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.