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CVE-2020-28852 (GCVE-0-2020-28852)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-02 05:45 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:40
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Summary
In x/text in Go before v0.3.5, a "slice bounds out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while processing a BCP 47 tag. (x/text/language is supposed to be able to parse an HTTP Accept-Language header.)
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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