CVE-2020-7711 Denial of Service (DoS)
Attackers can cause a denial of service by sending malformed XML signatures to applications using the goxmldsig library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-7711?
CVE-2020-7711 is a high-severity vulnerability in github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig, published on 23 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This affects all versions of package github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig. There is a crash on nil-pointer dereference caused by sending malformed XML signatures.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7711?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Goxmldsig Project Goxmldsig.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7711?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-7711 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7711 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7711, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7711.