encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method.
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EUVD-2021-14641 | encoding/xml in Go before 1.15.9 and 1.16.x before 1.16.1 has an infinite loop if a custom TokenReader (for xml.NewTokenDecoder) returns EOF in the middle of an element. This can occur in the Decode, DecodeElement, or Skip method. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T21:33:16.406Z
Reserved: 2021-03-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-27918
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-03-11T00:15:12.030
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:58:48.207
Link: CVE-2021-27918
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