CVE-2020-14040: GO-2020-0015 - Infinite loop when decoding some inputs in golang.org/x/text

CVE-2020-14040 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-04-14

Infinite loop when decoding some inputs in golang.org/x/text

Technologies: golang.org/x/text (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-14040 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-14040 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-14040?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 April 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
golang.org/x/text (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-14040?
Yes. golang.org/x/text (Go): upgrade to 0.3.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-14040?
Check whether you run golang.org/x/text (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • golang.org/x/text (Go): upgrade to 0.3.3 or later
    go get golang.org/x/text@v0.3.3

Affected products

  • golang.org/x/text (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-14040
  • GHSA-5rcv-m4m3-hfh7
  • GO-2020-0015

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