Out-of-Bounds Affecting rust-doc package, versions <0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.24% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-RUSTDOC-2117942
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Jan 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 rust-doc to version 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rust-doc package and not the rust-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the standard library in Rust before 1.50.0, read_to_end() does not validate the return value from Read in an unsafe context. This bug could lead to a buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.5 high