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CVE-2021-33196 (GCVE-0-2021-33196)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-02 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:42
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Summary
In archive/zip in Go before 1.15.13 and 1.16.x before 1.16.5, a crafted file count (in an archive's header) can cause a NewReader or OpenReader panic.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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