| id: GO-2021-0234 |
| modules: |
| - module: std |
| versions: |
| - fixed: 1.15.9 |
| - introduced: 1.16.0-0 |
| fixed: 1.16.1 |
| vulnerable_at: 1.16.0 |
| packages: |
| - package: encoding/xml |
| symbols: |
| - Decoder.Token |
| skip_fix: 'TODO: revisit this reason (fix appears to not work with Go <1.18)' |
| summary: Infinite loop when decoding inputs in encoding/xml |
| description: |- |
| The Decode, DecodeElement, and Skip methods of an xml.Decoder provided by |
| xml.NewTokenDecoder may enter an infinite loop when operating on a custom |
| xml.TokenReader which returns an EOF in the middle of an open XML element. |
| published: 2022-02-17T17:34:24Z |
| cves: |
| - CVE-2021-27918 |
| credits: |
| - Sam Whited |
| references: |
| - fix: https://go.dev/cl/300391 |
| - fix: https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/d0b79e3513a29628f3599dc8860666b6eed75372 |
| - report: https://go.dev/issue/44913 |
| - web: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MfiLYjG-RAw |
