Use-after-free in Rust Programming Language and bitvec - #VU26468
Published: March 31, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26468
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Rust Team
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne
Affected software:
Rust Programming Language
bitvec
Rust Programming Language
bitvec
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when conversion of BitVec to BitBox does not account for allocation movement. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.