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Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in github.com/golang/text

CVE-2022-32149

  • github.com/golang/text
  • golang.org/x/text
High
7.5/10

Summary

In golang.org/x/text package versions prior to 0.3.8, an attacker may cause a denial of service by crafting an Accept-Language header which "ParseAcceptLanguage" will take significant time to parse.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-772 - Missing Release Of Resource After Effective Lifetime

'Missing release of resource after effective lifetime' is a weakness that occurs when software doesn't sufficiently release a resource (e.g. memory, CPU, disk space, etc.) after it is used. If not addressed, attackers can launch a denial of service attack (by allocating a resource and not releasing it).

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published