7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-27284
Cassandra-rs Double-Freed Iterator Row Access
Description

cassandra-rs is a Cassandra (CQL) driver for Rust. Code that attempts to use an item (e.g., a row) returned by an iterator after the iterator has advanced to the next item will be accessing freed memory and experience undefined behaviour. The problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 29, 2024, 1:44 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 1, 2025, 3:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-27284 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 Cassandra-rs cassandra-rs
1 Cassandra-rs_project cassandra-rs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cassandra-rs_project:cassandra-rs:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/commit/ae054dc8044eac9c2c7ae2b1ab154b53ca7f8df7 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/commit/ae054dc8044eac9c2c7ae2b1ab154b53ca7f8df7 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/commit/ae054dc8044eac9c2c7ae2b1ab154b53ca7f8df7
    Added Reference https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description cassandra-rs is a Cassandra (CQL) driver for Rust. Code that attempts to use an item (e.g., a row) returned by an iterator after the iterator has advanced to the next item will be accessing freed memory and experience undefined behaviour. The problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/Metaswitch/cassandra-rs/commit/ae054dc8044eac9c2c7ae2b1ab154b53ca7f8df7 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-416
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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