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CVE-2017-20004

Published: Apr 14, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In the standard library in Rust before 1.19.0, there is a synchronization problem in the MutexGuard object. MutexGuards can be used across threads with any types, allowing for memory safety issues through race conditions.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

n/an/a
rustrust-lang
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
rust-langoss-projectOSS Librariesaka rust, cargo, async-h1

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/41622
github.com
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/41624
github.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 14, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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