CVE-2018-1000810
The Rust Programming Language Standard Library version 1.29.0, 1.28.0, 1.27.2, 1.27.1, 127.0, 126.2, 126.1, 126.0 contains a CWE-680: Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow vulnerability in standard library that can result in buffer overflow.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Rust Programming Language Standard Library version 1.29.0, 1.28.0, 1.27.2, 1.27.1, 127.0, 126.2, 126.1, 126.0 contains a CWE-680: Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow vulnerability in standard library that can result in buffer overflow. This attack appear to be exploitable via str::repeat, passed a large number, can overflow an internal buffer. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.29.1.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.96% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- rust-lang/rust
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/09/21/Security-advisory-for-std.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rustlang-security-announcements/CmSuTm-SaU0
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/09/21/Security-advisory-for-std.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rustlang-security-announcements/CmSuTm-SaU0
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.