CVE-2020-16845

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

4.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 91.1% 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.

Published

2020-08-06 17:03Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 13:45Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-08-04

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

255909b7ae5bb98ec0ac087e5d442c9bb091dfd9d49ef51c7cb7ef86c2461c9d

• groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/_ulYYcIWg3Qx_refsource_MISC
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1178http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00021.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1194http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00028.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-e384830a0dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RCFJTMKHY5ICGEM5BUFUEDDGSPJ25XU/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-deff052e7ahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWRBAH4UZJO3RROQ72SYCUPFCJFA22FO/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-a55f130272https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TACQFZDPA7AUR6TRZBCX2RGRFSDYLI7O/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-b190375a37https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WV2VWKFTH4EJGZBZALVUJQJOAQB5MDQ4/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1405http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00029.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1407http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00030.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20201121 [SECURITY] [DLA 2459-1] golang-1.7 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00037.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20201121 [SECURITY] [DLA 2460-1] golang-1.8 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00038.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.debian.orgDSA-4848https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/NyPIaucMgXox_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0002/x_refsource_CONFIRM