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CVE-2021-26305

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.69%

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CVE-2021-26305 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Deserializer::read_vec in the cdr crate before 0.2.4 for Rust. A user-provided Read implementation can gain access to the old contents of newly allocated heap memory, violating soundness.. EPSS estimates a 1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Deserializer::read_vec in the cdr crate before 0.2.4 for Rust. A user-provided Read implementation can gain access to the old contents of newly allocated heap memory, violating soundness.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.69%

74.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Cdr ProjectCdr< 0.2.4

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-26305?
An issue was discovered in Deserializer::read_vec in the cdr crate before 0.2.4 for Rust. A user-provided Read implementation can gain access to the old contents of newly allocated heap memory, violating soundness.
How severe is CVE-2021-26305?
CVE-2021-26305 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-26305?
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Source: NVD / NIST