CVE-2021-3115

Description

Go before 1.14.14 and 1.15.x before 1.15.7 on Windows is vulnerable to Command Injection and remote code execution when using the "go get" command to fetch modules that make use of cgo (for example, cgo can execute a gcc program from an untrusted download).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory golang.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mperVMGa98w third party advisory release notes
https://blog.golang.org/path-security vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWAYJGXWC232SG3UR3TR574E6BP3OSQQ/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0001/ third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3115?
CVE-2021-3115 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3115?
To fix CVE-2021-3115, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-3115 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-3115 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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