CVE-2021-44716 (High) detected in github.com/golang/net-v0.0.0-20180201030042-309822c5b9b9, github.com/golang/net/http2-5ee1b9f4859acd2e99987ef94ec7a58427c53bef

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CVE-2021-44716 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - github.com/golang/net-v0.0.0-20180201030042-309822c5b9b9, github.com/golang/net/http2-5ee1b9f4859acd2e99987ef94ec7a58427c53bef

github.com/golang/net-v0.0.0-20180201030042-309822c5b9b9

[mirror] Go supplementary network libraries

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/golang/net/@v/v0.0.0-20180201030042-309822c5b9b9.zip

Dependency Hierarchy:

• github.com/golang/net-309822c5b9b9f80db67f016069a12628d94fad34 (Root Library)
  • github.com/golang/net/ipv4-v0.1.0
    • ❌ github.com/golang/net-v0.0.0-20180201030042-309822c5b9b9 (Vulnerable Library)

github.com/golang/net/http2-5ee1b9f4859acd2e99987ef94ec7a58427c53bef

[mirror] Go supplementary network libraries

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ github.com/golang/net/http2-5ee1b9f4859acd2e99987ef94ec7a58427c53bef (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

net/http in Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 allows uncontrolled memory consumption in the header canonicalization cache via HTTP/2 requests.

Publish Date: 2022-01-01

URL: CVE-2021-44716

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-vc3p-29h2-gpcp

Release Date: 2022-01-01

Fix Resolution: github.com/golang/net - 491a49abca63de5e07ef554052d180a1b5fe2d70

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