Vulnerability in Golang Go

CVE-2021-29923

Go before 1.17 does not properly consider extraneous zero characters at the beginning of an IP address octet, which (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses, because of unexpected octal i…

EPSS: 0.038 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:H/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29923?
CVE-2021-29923 is a high-severity vulnerability in Golang Go. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-29923?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-29923 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.