CVE-2021-33195
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 2, 2021 at 06:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:54 AM UTC
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Go before 1.15.13 and 1.16.x before 1.16.5 has functions for DNS lookups that do not validate replies from DNS servers, and thus a return value may contain an unsafe injection (e.g., XSS) that does not conform to the RFC1035 format.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.15.131.16.0 ≤ v < 1.16.5
Affected range stops below 1.15.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announcex_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/RgCMkAEQjSIVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0005/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
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