vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-31525: panic in ReadRequest and ReadResponse when reading a very large header (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 27, 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 27, 2021
Added
Aug 12, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
net/http in Go before 1.15.12 and 1.16.x before 1.16.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a large header to ReadRequest or ReadResponse. Server, Transport, and Client can each be affected in some configurations.
Solutions
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