GO-2021-0178

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Source
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0178
Import Source
https://vuln.go.dev/ID/GO-2021-0178.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GO-2021-0178
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Published
2022-01-07T20:35:00Z
Modified
2024-05-20T16:03:47Z
Summary
Cleartext transmission of credentials in net/smtp
Details

SMTP clients using net/smtp can use the PLAIN authentication scheme on network connections not secured with TLS, exposing passwords to man-in-the-middle SMTP servers.

References
Credits
    • Stevie Johnstone

Affected packages

Go / stdlib

Package

Name
stdlib
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Purl
pkg:golang/stdlib

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
1.1.0-0
Fixed
1.8.4
Introduced
1.9.0-0
Fixed
1.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "imports": [
        {
            "path": "net/smtp",
            "symbols": [
                "plainAuth.Start"
            ]
        }
    ]
}