Vulnerability · Published Aug 8, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36471
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the rust-generator package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in the generator crate before 0.7.0 for Rust. It does not ensure that a function (for yielding values) has Send bounds.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-generator | 0.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36471 |
| Debian:13 | rust-generator | 0.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36471 |
| Debian:14 | rust-generator | 0.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36471 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-generator | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36471 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-generator | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36471 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-generator | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36471 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-generator | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36471 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-generator | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36471 |