CVE-2020-29511 (GCVE-0-2020-29511)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-14 19:59 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:09
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Summary
The encoding/xml package in Go (all versions) does not correctly preserve the semantics of element namespace prefixes 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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-115 - Misinterpretation of Input
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Golang Go Affected: All versions
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