CVE-2020-35878 Drop of uninitialized memory in Ozone
Attackers can exploit uninitialized memory dropping in the ozone Rust crate to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-35878?
CVE-2020-35878 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the ozone crate through 2020-07-04 for Rust. Memory safety is violated because of the dropping of uninitialized memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35878?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including ozone. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ozone crates.io | All versions to 0.1.0 | None |
ozone crates.io | All versions to 0.1.0 | None |
Products include Ozone Project Ozone.
How do I fix CVE-2020-35878?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-35878 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35878 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3ww-7hrp-gw9w.