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osvGoogleOSV:GHSA-5RCV-M4M3-HFH7
HistoryMay 18, 2021 - 6:34 p.m.

golang.org/x/text Infinite loop

2021-05-1818:34:35
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osv.dev
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golang.org/x/text
utf-16 decoder
vulnerability
encoding/unicode
transform
software

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.6%

Go version v0.3.3 of the x/text package fixes a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An attacker could provide a single byte to a UTF16 decoder instantiated with UseBOM or ExpectBOM to trigger an infinite loop if the String function on the Decoder is called, or the Decoder is passed to golang.org/x/text/transform.String.

Specific Go Packages Affected

golang.org/x/text/encoding/unicode
golang.org/x/text/transform