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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-28879
Rust Standard Library Zip Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, the Zip implementation can report an incorrect size due to an integer overflow. This bug can lead to a buffer overflow when a consumed Zip iterator is used again.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-28879 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-2021-28879 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Rust-lang rust

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My writeup for PKU GeekGame 2nd

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 28, 2022, 2:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

CVEs for the Rust standard library

Rust

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks 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.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28879 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28879 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CZ337CM4GFJLRDFVQCGC7J25V65JXOG5/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VZG65GUW6Z2CYOQHF7T3TB5CZKIX6ZJE/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TFUO3URYCO73D2Q4WYJBWAMJWGGVXQO4/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CZ337CM4GFJLRDFVQCGC7J25V65JXOG5/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TFUO3URYCO73D2Q4WYJBWAMJWGGVXQO4/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VZG65GUW6Z2CYOQHF7T3TB5CZKIX6ZJE/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CZ337CM4GFJLRDFVQCGC7J25V65JXOG5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CZ337CM4GFJLRDFVQCGC7J25V65JXOG5/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TFUO3URYCO73D2Q4WYJBWAMJWGGVXQO4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TFUO3URYCO73D2Q4WYJBWAMJWGGVXQO4/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VZG65GUW6Z2CYOQHF7T3TB5CZKIX6ZJE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VZG65GUW6Z2CYOQHF7T3TB5CZKIX6ZJE/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TFUO3URYCO73D2Q4WYJBWAMJWGGVXQO4/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VZG65GUW6Z2CYOQHF7T3TB5CZKIX6ZJE/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CZ337CM4GFJLRDFVQCGC7J25V65JXOG5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • 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/82282 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/82282 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/82289 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/82289 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.52.0
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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.

1.05 }} 0.10%

score

0.82314

percentile

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