CVE-2021-29939

HIGHCVSS 7.3/10EPSS 1.03%

Last modified

CVE-2021-29939 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the stackvector crate through 2021-02-19 for Rust. There is an out-of-bounds write in StackVec::extend if size_hint provides certain anomalous data.. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the stackvector crate through 2021-02-19 for Rust. There is an out-of-bounds write in StackVec::extend if size_hint provides certain anomalous data.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.3/10

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

EPSS Probability
1.03%

59.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Stackvector ProjectStackvector< 1.0.9

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-29939?
An issue was discovered in the stackvector crate through 2021-02-19 for Rust. There is an out-of-bounds write in StackVec::extend if size_hint provides certain anomalous data.
How severe is CVE-2021-29939?
CVE-2021-29939 has a CVSS score of 7.3/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29939?
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Source: NVD / NIST