Description
encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method.
Published: 2021-03-10
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-14641 encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method.
History

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Golang Go
Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift Container Storage Serverless
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:33:16.406Z

Reserved: 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27918

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-11T00:15:12.030

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:58:48.207

Link: CVE-2021-27918

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-27918 - Bugzilla

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