Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25576
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the rust-rand-core package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in the rand_core crate before 0.4.2 for Rust. Casting of byte slices to integer slices mishandles alignment constraints.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-rand-core | 0.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25576 |
| Debian:13 | rust-rand-core | 0.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25576 |
| Debian:14 | rust-rand-core | 0.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25576 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0035.html x_refsource_MISC