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CVE-2021-38190

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.41%

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CVE-2021-38190 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the nalgebra crate before 0.27.1 for Rust. It allows out-of-bounds memory access because it does not ensure that the number of elements is equal to the product of the row count and column count.. EPSS estimates a 1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the nalgebra crate before 0.27.1 for Rust. It allows out-of-bounds memory access because it does not ensure that the number of elements is equal to the product of the row count and column count.

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
1.41%

69.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
DimforgeNalgebra< 0.27.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-38190?
An issue was discovered in the nalgebra crate before 0.27.1 for Rust. It allows out-of-bounds memory access because it does not ensure that the number of elements is equal to the product of the row count and column count.
How severe is CVE-2021-38190?
CVE-2021-38190 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38190?
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Source: NVD / NIST