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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-36318
Rust Standard Library VecDeque Double Free Use-After-Free
Description

In the standard library in Rust before 1.49.0, VecDeque::make_contiguous has a bug that pops the same element more than once under certain condition. This bug could result in a use-after-free or double free.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36318 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
The Rust Standard Library is vulnerable; updating packages will address the double-free issue.
  • Update the affected packages.
  • Restart affected services if needed.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-36318 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2020-36318.

URL Resource
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/79808 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/79814 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/79808 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/79814 Patch Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-36318 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-36318 weaknesses.

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).

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Qwaz/rust-cve

CVEs for the Rust standard library

Rust

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

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-36318 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36318 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/79808
    Added Reference https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/79814
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.49.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.48.0 up to (excluding) 1.49.0
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/79808 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/79808 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/79814 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/79814 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-415
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.49.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.39 }} -0.93%

score

0.57088

percentile