#VU31231 Buffer overflow in Rust Programming Language - CVE-2018-1000657
Published: August 20, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31231
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000657
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Rust Programming Language
Rust Programming Language
Software vendor:
Rust Team
Rust Team
Description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Rust Programming Language Rust standard library version Commit bfa0e1f58acf1c28d500c34ed258f09ae021893e and later; stable release 1.3.0 and later contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in std::collections::vec_deque::VecDeque::reserve() function that can result in Arbitrary code execution, but no proof-of-concept exploit is currently published.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit fdfafb510b1a38f727e920dccbeeb638d39a8e60; stable release 1.22.0 and later.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.