| id: GO-2021-0178 |
| modules: |
| - module: std |
| versions: |
| - introduced: 1.1.0-0 |
| fixed: 1.8.4 |
| - introduced: 1.9.0-0 |
| fixed: 1.9.1 |
| vulnerable_at: 1.9.0 |
| packages: |
| - package: net/smtp |
| symbols: |
| - plainAuth.Start |
| skip_fix: 'TODO: revisit this reason (fix appears to not work with Go <1.18)' |
| summary: Cleartext transmission of credentials in net/smtp |
| description: |- |
| SMTP clients using net/smtp can use the PLAIN authentication scheme on network |
| connections not secured with TLS, exposing passwords to man-in-the-middle SMTP |
| servers. |
| published: 2022-01-07T20:35:00Z |
| cves: |
| - CVE-2017-15042 |
| credits: |
| - Stevie Johnstone |
| references: |
| - fix: https://go.dev/cl/68170 |
| - fix: https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/ec3b6131de8f9c9c25283260c95c616c74f6d790 |
| - report: https://go.dev/issue/22134 |
| - web: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-dev/c/RinSE3EiJBI/m/kYL7zb07AgAJ |
