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    CVE-2021-27918

    encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method.

    Published:Mar 10, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Mar 10, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00028
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Golang
    Product
    Go
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Container Storage
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Serverless

    Exploits

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