GHSA-gq5r-cc4w-g8xf: Duplicate Advisory Gosaml2 Is Vulnerable To NULL Vulnerability
HIGHGHSA-gq5r-cc4w-g8xf is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) gosaml2 is vulnerable to null vulnerability (CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference) affecting Duplicate Advisory libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves gosaml2 is vulnerable to null pointer dereference from malformed xml signatures. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.7.0, 1.1.1.
GHSA-gq5r-cc4w-g8xf at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix GHSA-gq5r-cc4w-g8xf
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Duplicate Advisory dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/russellhaering/gosaml2 to 0.7.0Upgrade github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig to 1.1.1Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/russellhaering/gosaml2How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by GHSA-gq5r-cc4w-g8xf, inspect your project dependencies for Duplicate Advisory:
inspect dependencies for github.com/russellhaering/gosaml2Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Duplicate Advisory in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.7.0), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference, where the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null. In Duplicate Advisory, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
GHSA-gq5r-cc4w-g8xf Affected Duplicate Advisory Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/russellhaering/gosaml2
|
Go |
< 0.7.0
|
0.7.0
|
|
github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig
|
Go |
< 1.1.1
|
1.1.1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"modified" : "2024-05-20T20:18:56Z",
"published" : "2021-06-23T17:25:08Z",
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"summary" : "Duplicate Advisory: gosaml2 is vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference from malformed XML signatures",
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