Vulnerability · Published Sep 19, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25795
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the rust-sized-chunks package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in the sized-chunks crate through 0.6.2 for Rust. In the Chunk implementation, insert_from can have a memory-safety issue upon a panic.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-sized-chunks | 0.6.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25795 |
| Debian:13 | rust-sized-chunks | 0.6.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25795 |
| Debian:14 | rust-sized-chunks | 0.6.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25795 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-sized-chunks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25795 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-sized-chunks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25795 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-sized-chunks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25795 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0041.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/bodil/sized-chunks/issues/11 x_refsource_MISC