CVE-2021-44717
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CVE-2021-44717 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 on UNIX allows write operations to an unintended file or unintended network connection as a consequence of erroneous closing of file descriptor 0 after file-descriptor exhaustion.. EPSS estimates a 1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 on UNIX allows write operations to an unintended file or unintended network connection as a consequence of erroneous closing of file descriptor 0 after file-descriptor exhaustion.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Golang | Go | < 1.16.12 |
| Golang | Go | >= 1.17.0, < 1.17.5 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00kPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00kPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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