CVE-2020-36205
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
An issue was discovered in the xcb crate through 2020-12-10 for Rust. base::Error does not have soundness. Because of the public ptr field, a use-after-free or double-free can occur.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.1.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.1.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.1.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.1.1-1 |
References
- https://github.com/rust-x-bindings/rust-xcb/issues/93
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36205
- https://github.com/rtbo/rust-xcb/issues/93
- https://github.com/rtbo/rust-xcb
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0097.html
- https://crates.io/crates/xcb
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-36205
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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