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CVE-2018-21000: Heap overflow or corruption in safe-transmute

August 25, 2021 (updated June 13, 2023)

Affected versions of this crate switched the length and capacity arguments in the Vec::from_raw_parts() constructor, which could lead to memory corruption or data leakage.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2v78-j59h-fmpf
  • github.com/nabijaczleweli/safe-transmute-rs
  • github.com/nabijaczleweli/safe-transmute-rs/commit/a134e06d740f9d7c287f74c0af2cd06206774364
  • github.com/nabijaczleweli/safe-transmute-rs/pull/36
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21000
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2018-0013.html

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.4.0 before 0.10.1

Fixed versions

  • 0.10.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.10.1 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Source file

cargo/safe-transmute/CVE-2018-21000.yml

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