Race Condition in Go's HTTP Reverse Proxy Affecting Multiple Versions
CVE-2021-36221

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Golang

Status
Go
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 August 2021

What is CVE-2021-36221?

A race condition in the Go programming language's HTTP reverse proxy can lead to a panic when an ErrAbortHandler abort is invoked. This vulnerability impacts versions prior to 1.15.15 and 1.16.x prior to 1.16.7, potentially resulting in application instability during proxy operations.

References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/golang-announce
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/JvWG9FUUYT0
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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