CVE-2020-36562
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in github.com/shiyanhui/dht
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
- Record
CVE-2020-36562- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in github.com/shiyanhui/dht
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
- Record
CVE-2020-36562- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7699
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7699- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw
shiyanhui/dht vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
- Record
GHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw
shiyanhui/dht vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
- Record
GHSA-p6fg-723f-hgpw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2020-0040 No score
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in github.com/shiyanhui/dht
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
- Record
GO-2020-0040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/shiyanhui/dhtGo |
through 0.0.0-20201219151056-5a20f3199263 | None known |
github.com/shiyanhui/dhtGo |
All versions | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36562 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dht Project Dht, published April 14, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.