Vulnerability in Golang Go
CVE-2020-28851
In x/text in Go 1.15.4, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension. (x/text/language is supposed to be able to parse an HTTP Accept-Language header.)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Golang Go — versions 1.15.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/golang/go/issues/42535 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0004/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28851?
- CVE-2020-28851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28851?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28851 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.