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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-36562

Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.80%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.80% probability · 55th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-617
Affected
dht project/dht
Source
security@golang.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.