Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure Affecting bcder package, versions <0.7.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-BCDER-5901495
  • published14 Sept 2023
  • disclosed13 Sept 2023
  • creditHaya Shulman, Donika Mirdita, Niklas Vogel

Introduced: 13 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-39914  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-228  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade bcder to version 0.7.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure when the decoding function is used. An attacker can cause the system to panic by providing certain invalid input data. This affects not only the actual decoding stage but also the access to content of types that utilize delayed decoding.

CVSS Scores

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