VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-44717
Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 on UNIX allows write operations to an unintended file or unintended network connection as a consequence of erroneous closing of file descriptor 0 after file-descriptor exhaustion.
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 1.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 on UNIX allows write operations to an unintended file or unintended network connection as a consequence of erroneous closing of file descriptor 0 after file-descriptor exhaustion.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.86% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-404
- Affected
- golang/go · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00kPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00kPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.