High severity · published Nov 18, 2020
CVE-2020-28367
Code injection in the go command with cgo before Go 1.14.12 and Go 1.15.5 allows arbitrary code execution at build time via malicious gcc flags specified via a #cgo directive
7.5
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Code injection in the go command with cgo before Go 1.14.12 and Go 1.15.5 allows arbitrary code execution at build time via malicious gcc flags specified via a #cgo directive.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
GO · Golang
before 1.14.12; 1.15 before 1.15.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28367
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28367
go.dev
https://go.dev/cl/267277
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/42556
go.googlesource.com
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/da7aa86917811a571e6634b45a457f918b8e6561
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/NpBGTTmKzpM
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
pkg.go.dev
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0476
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