Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36205
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the rust-xcb package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-xcb | 1.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36205 |
| Debian:13 | rust-xcb | 1.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36205 |
| Debian:14 | rust-xcb | 1.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-xcb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36205 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0097.html x_refsource_MISC