Out-of-bounds Read Affecting byte_struct package, versions <0.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-BYTESTRUCT-1082879
  • published5 Mar 2021
  • disclosed5 Mar 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-28033  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade byte_struct to version 0.6.1 or higher.

Overview

byte_struct is a crate for packing and unpacking structures as raw bytes with packed or bit field layout.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. There can be a drop of uninitialized memory if a certain deserialization method panics.

References

CVSS Scores

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