5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-20004
Rust Standard Library MutexGuard Cross-Thread Serialization Vulnerability
Description

In the standard library in Rust before 1.19.0, there is a synchronization problem in the MutexGuard object. MutexGuards can be used across threads with any types, allowing for memory safety issues through race conditions.

INFO

Published Date :

April 14, 2021, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2021, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-20004 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-20004 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rust-lang rust
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-20004.

URL Resource
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/41622 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/41624 Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs for the Rust standard library

Rust

Updated: 5 months ago
48 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 1, 2021, 8:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

Rust语言安全相关分析

rust rust-sec rust-security fuzz rust-crate

Rust

Updated: 7 months ago
23 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Oct. 31, 2018, 5:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-20004 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/41622 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/41622 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/41624 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/41624 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.19.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.01%

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0.29397

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