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CVE-2021-27378: Incorrect check on buffer length in rand_core

August 25, 2021 (updated July 13, 2022)

An issue was discovered in the rand_core crate before 0.6.2 for Rust. Because read_u32_into and read_u64_into mishandle certain buffer-length checks, a random number generator may be seeded with too little data. The vulnerability was introduced in v0.6.0. The advisory doesn’t apply to earlier minor version numbers.

Because read_u32_into and read_u64_into mishandle certain buffer-length checks, a random number generator may be seeded with too little data.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7j2-35mf-95p7
  • github.com/rust-random/rand
  • github.com/rust-random/rand/compare/0.6.0...rand_core-0.6.2
  • github.com/rust-random/rand/compare/0.6.0...rand_core-0.6.2
  • github.com/rust-random/rand/pull/1096
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27378
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0023.html

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.6.0 before 0.6.2

Fixed versions

  • 0.6.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.6.2 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Source file

cargo/rand_core/CVE-2021-27378.yml

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