Description
encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
6.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (1)
golang/go
< 1.15.9
Published
Mar 11, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026