CVE-2020-36568 Resource exhaustion in github.com/revel/revel
Remote attackers can cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation in the query parser of the Revel Go web framework.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-36568?
CVE-2020-36568 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in github.com/revel/revel, published on 27 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36568?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/revel/revel. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/revel/revel Go | All versions | 1.0.0 |
github.com/revel/revel Go | All versions | 1.0.0 |
github.com/revel/revel Go | All versions | 1.0.0 |
Products include Revel Revel.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36568?
Upgrade github.com/revel/revel to 1.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-36568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36568, GHSA-hggr-p7v6-73p5, GO-2020-0003, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36568.