CVE catalog
CVE-2020-28852
golang-golang-x-text: CVE-2020-28852
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.74% · Oct 25, 2026
In x/text in Go before v0.3.5, a "slice bounds out of range" panic occurs in language.ParseAcceptLanguage while processing a BCP 47 tag. (x/text/language is supposed to be able to parse an HTTP Accept-Language header.)
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | sid | 0.43.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | forky | 0.43.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | trixie | 0.22.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | bookworm | 0.7.0-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | golang-x-text | 16.04 | 0+git20151019.0fe7e68-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | golang-x-text | 16.04 | 0+git20151217.cf49866-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20201217.02-0ubuntu1~16.04.0 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20230426.00-0ubuntu2~16.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20231004.02-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20231004.02-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | google-guest-agent | pro | 20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | golang-x-text | 18.04 | 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | golang-x-text | 18.04 | 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | golang-x-text | 18.04 | 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | golang-golang-x-text | 20.04 | 0.3.2-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | golang-golang-x-text | 20.04 | 0.3.2-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | golang-golang-x-text | 20.04 | 0.3.2-4ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | golang-x-text | 20.04 | 0.3.2-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | source | sid | 0.3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980002] |
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | source | forky | 0.3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980002] |
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | source | trixie | 0.3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980002] |
| Debian | golang-golang-x-text | source | bookworm | 0.3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980002] |
| Ubuntu | golang-x-text | deb | 18.04 | 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | golang-golang-x-text | deb | 20.04 | 0.3.2-4ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [golang-golang-x-text-dev]Fixed
Source package: [golang-golang-x-text]
Details (4)
0.7.0-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · bookworm; dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 12
0.7.0-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · bookworm; dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 12
0.16.0-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · bookworm; dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 12
0.16.0-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · bookworm; dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [golang-golang-x-text-dev]Fixed
Source package: [golang-golang-x-text]
Details (4)
0.22.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 13
0.22.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 13
0.36.0-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 13
0.36.0-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.3.5-1dsa · golang-golang-x-text · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2022_7954.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28852]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28852]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28852]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-28852.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2022/wid-sec-w-2022-0510.json]
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