The encoding/xml package in Go versions 1.15 and earlier does not correctly preserve the semantics of directives during tokenization round-trips, which allows an attacker to craft inputs that behave in conflicting ways during different stages of processing in affected downstream applications.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade golang-binUpgrade golang-srcUpgrade golang | Mar 24, 2021 | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade golang-develUpgrade golang-helpUpgrade golang | Jan 5, 2021 | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 14, 2020 |
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