CVE-2021-29482 – github.com/ulikunitz/xz

Package

Manager: go
Name: github.com/ulikunitz/xz
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <0.5.8

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00435 pctl0.6207

Details

github.com/ulikunitz/xz fixes readUvarint Denial of Service (DoS) ### Impact xz is a compression and decompression library focusing on the xz format completely written in Go. The function readUvarint used to read the xz container format may not terminate a loop provide malicous input. ### Patches The problem has been fixed in release v0.5.8. ### Workarounds Limit the size of the compressed file input to a reasonable size for your use case. ### References The standard library had recently the same issue and got the [CVE-2020-16845](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16845) allocated. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [xz](https://github.com/ulikunitz/xz/issues).

Metadata

Created: 2021-05-25T18:39:37Z
Modified: 2024-05-31T17:45:58Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-25xm-hr59-7c27/GHSA-25xm-hr59-7c27.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-835"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-25xm-hr59-7c27
Finding: F138
Auto approve: 1