Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting scratchpad package, versions >=0.0.0
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- published17 Aug 2025
- disclosed14 Aug 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 14 Aug 2025
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How to fix?
There is no fixed version for scratchpad.
Overview
scratchpad is a create providing a stack-like memory allocator with double-ended allocation support.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the get and set functions in the Tracking trait. An attacker can achieve arbitrary memory access or cause a heap buffer overflow by providing a custom implementation that results in ill-formed raw pointers, which may later be dereferenced within safe APIs.