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01 Record

CVE-2020-14040

The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 78.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-06-17 19:22Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 12:32Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-06-12
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
936af7b5ca20efc5afef7a48bb7d498578611e70f120b82847c8f544319cf154

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
golangtextNot specified—
redhat3scale_ampNot specified—
redhatacmNot specified—
redhatceph_storageNot specified—
redhatcontainer_native_virtualizationNot specified—
redhatdevtoolsNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatintegrationNot specified—
redhatjaegerNot specified—
redhatjboss_fuseNot specified—
redhatocp_toolsNot specified—
redhatopenshiftNot specified—
redhatopenshift_container_storageNot specified—
redhatquayNot specified—
redhatrhel_extras_otherNot specified—
redhatserverlessNot specified—
redhatservice_meshNot specified—
redhatstfNot specified—
redhatstorageNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • libslirp
    Fixed in 4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2
  • libslirp-devel
    Fixed in 4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2
  • python-podman-api
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.0-0.2.gitd0a45fe.module_el8.5.0+108+00865455
    • Affected before 1.2.0-0.2.gitd0a45fe.module_el8.5.0+2635+e4386a39

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 8

  • libslirp
    Fixed in 4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2
  • libslirp-devel
    Fixed in 4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2
  • python-podman-api
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.0-0.2.gitd0a45fe.module_el8.5.0+108+00865455
    • Affected before 1.2.0-0.2.gitd0a45fe.module_el8.5.0+2635+e4386a39

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • golang-golang-x-text
    Fixed in 0.3.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • golang-golang-x-text
    Fixed in 0.3.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • golang-golang-x-text
    Fixed in 0.3.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • golang-x-text
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • golang-x-text
    Fixed in 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • golang-golang-x-text
    Fixed in 0.3.2-4ubuntu0.1
  • golang-x-text
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.