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CVE-2020-29245
dhowden tag panic due to out-of-bounds read
Impact
Due to improper bounds checking, a number of methods in dhowden tag before 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 can trigger a panic via `readAtomData` due to attempted out-of-bounds reads. If the package is used to parse user supplied input, this may be used as a vector for a denial of service attack.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/dhowden/tag | < 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 | 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tag Project | Tag | before 2020-11-19 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/issues/78
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg79-2cgp-qrjm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29245
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/4b595ed4fac79f467594aa92f8953f90f817116e
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/6b18201aa5c5535511802ddfb4e4117686b4866d
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/a92213460e4838490ce3066ef11dc823cdc1740e
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/d52dcb253c63a153632bfee5f269dd411dcd8e96
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0097