CVE-2020-28367 (GCVE-0-2020-28367)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-18 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:33
VLAI
Title
Arbitrary code execution via the go command with cgo in cmd/go
Summary
Code injection in the go command with cgo before Go 1.14.12 and Go 1.15.5 allows arbitrary code execution at build time via malicious gcc flags specified via a #cgo directive.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
Go CNA under the Google root
CNA scorecard E 42/100 over 76 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Go toolchain cmd/go Affected: 0 , < 1.14.12 (semver)
Affected: 1.15.0-0 , < 1.15.5 (semver)
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Credits
Imre Rad
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