CVE-2021-27919
golang: archive/zip: panic when calling Reader.Open
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 10, 2021
Updated · August 4, 2026
Description
An out of bounds read vulnerability was found in golang. When using the archive/zip standard library (stdlib) and an unexpected file is parsed, it can cause golang to attempt to read outside of a slice (array) causing a panic in the runtime. A potential attacker can use this vulnerability to craft an archive which causes an application using this library to crash resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read