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CVE-2020-28851 (GCVE-0-2020-28851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-02 05:42 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:40

Summary

In x/text in Go 1.15.4, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension. (x/text/language is supposed to be able to parse an HTTP Accept-Language header.)

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/42535	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2021021…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

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RHSA-2021:3016

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2021-08-06 00:48 - Updated: 2026-02-17 07:09

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes version 2.3

Severity

Important

Scope

31 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

A flaw was found in golang.org. In x/text, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension.

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 3 products Known not affected: 140 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3016

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RHSA-2022:0577

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-03-28 09:34 - Updated: 2026-08-30 01:54

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Windows Container Support for Red Hat OpenShift 5.0.0 [security update]

Severity

Moderate

Scope

10 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

A flaw was found in golang.org. In x/text, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension.

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0577

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RHSA-2022:1276

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-04-07 18:02 - Updated: 2026-08-30 01:54

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0.9 security update

Severity

Important

Scope

16 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

A flaw was found in golang.org. In x/text, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension.

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 19 products Known not affected: 20 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1276

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RHSA-2022:1762

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-05-10 14:19 - Updated: 2026-09-07 16:00

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:rhel8 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Important

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

A flaw was found in golang.org. In x/text, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension.

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 267 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1762

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RHSA-2022:7129

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-10-25 09:07 - Updated: 2026-09-04 08:34

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: git-lfs security and bug fix update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

9 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

A flaw was found in golang.org. In x/text, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension.

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 13 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7129

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RHSA-2022:7954

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-11-15 13:20 - Updated: 2026-08-30 01:54

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security and bug fix update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

8 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

A flaw was found in golang.org. In x/text, an "index out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while parsing the -u- extension.

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 46 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7954

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ubuntu-cve-2020-28851

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2021-01-02 06:15

Modified

2026-06-22 22:02

Summary

Details

Severity

7.5 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28851	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5873-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28851	REPORT

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WID-SEC-W-2022-0510

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2022-06-29 22:00 - Updated: 2026-05-18 22:00

Summary

IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

62 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

Known affected: 4 products

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WID-SEC-W-2022-0970

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2022-04-07 22:00 - Updated: 2024-05-21 22:00

Summary

Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

16 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

In Red Hat OpenShift existieren mehrere Schwachstellen. Die Fehler bestehen in den Komponenten envoy, golang, github.com/gogo/protobuf, Node.js Axios und github.com/ulikunitz/xz. Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.

Known affected: 5 products

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WID-SEC-W-2023-2229

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2023-08-30 22:00 - Updated: 2025-11-18 23:00

Summary

Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

160 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-28851.

CVE-2020-28851

Known affected: 13 products

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2020-28851 (GCVE-0-2020-28851)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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