dhowden tag before 2020-11-19 allows "panic: runtime error: index out of range" via readPICFrame.
Priority LOW 31CWE-129Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-129 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
dhowden tag before 2020-11-19 allows "panic: runtime error: index out of range" via readPICFrame.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01134 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/dhowden/tag (Go): 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/dhowden/tag (Go) | before 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 | 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 | Patch available | GHSA-9xm8-8qvc-vw3p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/dhowden/tag (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 Fixed in 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 Patch available GHSA-9xm8-8qvc-vw3p
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tag_project:tag:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2020-11-19 | Vulnerable | Tag Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:tag_project:tag:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020-11-19 Vulnerable ·Tag Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9xm8-8qvc-vw3p github.com/dhowden/tag (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-29242
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xm8-8qvc-vw3p
References
Other 9
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/issues/78
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/issues/79
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/issues/80
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/4b595ed4fac79f467594aa92f8953f90f817116e
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/6b18201aa5c5535511802ddfb4e4117686b4866d
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/a92213460e4838490ce3066ef11dc823cdc1740e
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag/commit/d52dcb253c63a153632bfee5f269dd411dcd8e96
- https://github.com/dhowden/tag
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0097
More Tag Project Tag vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17615 dhowden tag before 2020-11-19 allows "panic: runtime error: slice bounds out of range" via readAtomData. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-17614 dhowden tag before 2020-11-19 allows "panic: runtime error: slice bounds out of range" via readTextWithDescrFrame. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-17613 dhowden tag before 2020-11-19 allows "panic: runtime error: index out of range" via readAPICFrame. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-29242 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-29242 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xm8-8qvc-vw3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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