CVE-2020-36562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.

Published: 2022-12-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor	Product	Default status	Versions
github.com/shiyanhui/dht	github.com/shiyanhui/dht	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dht_project:dht:-:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7699	Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
Github GHSA	GHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw	shiyanhui/dht vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00429.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/shiyanhui/dht/issues/57
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0040

History

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dht Project Dht

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published: 2022-12-27T21:13:25.749Z

Updated: 2025-04-11T16:44:32.294Z

Reserved: 2022-07-29T17:12:48.858Z

Link: CVE-2020-36562

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:30:08.254Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-28T03:15:09.490

Modified: 2025-04-11T17:15:34.600

Link: CVE-2020-36562

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-617

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