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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-35862

BitVec to BitBox conversion leads to a use-after-free or double free.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.63%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in the bitvec crate before 0.17.4 for Rust. BitVec to BitBox conversion leads to a use-after-free or double free.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.63% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-415, CWE-416
Affected
bitvec project/bitvec
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.