CVE-2020-16845

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

Description

Go before 1.13.15 and 14.x before 1.14.7 can have an infinite read loop in ReadUvarint and ReadVarint in encoding/binary via invalid inputs.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

golang-1.15Debian

Fixed in:1.15~rc2-1CVE-2020-16845

golang-1.13Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2USN-5725-2

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.10.1USN-5725-1

golang-1.13-goUbuntu

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2USN-5725-2

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.10.1USN-5725-1

golang-1.13-srcUbuntu

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm2USN-5725-2

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1~18.04.4USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu1.1USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.04.1USN-5725-1

Fixed in:1.13.8-1ubuntu2.22.10.1USN-5725-1

Go Programming LanguageWindows application

Affected:1.14 1.14.7Fixed in:1.14.7https://go.dev

Affected:1.13.15Fixed in:1.13.15https://go.dev

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory9

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-835 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13935	High	7.5	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36227	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20353	High	8.6	71%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-0778	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14241	High	7.5	70%	-	-
CVE-2017-16944	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-16845?

Published advisories record a fix for 5 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2020-16845 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-16845 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-16845?

CVE-2020-16845 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-16845 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for golang-1.15 (Debian), golang-1.13 (Ubuntu), golang-1.13-go (Ubuntu), golang-1.13-src (Ubuntu), and 1 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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