High severity · published Jan 2, 2021
CVE-2020-28852
In x/text in Go before v0.3.5, a "slice bounds out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while processing a BCP 47 tag
7.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In x/text in Go before v0.3.5, a "slice bounds out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while processing a BCP 47 tag. (x/text/language is supposed to be able to parse an HTTP Accept-Language header.)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
Text · Golang
before 0.3.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28852
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28852
Exploit
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/42536
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0004/
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