CVE-2020-35893 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An off-by-one error in the simple-slab crate allows attackers to leak memory or drop uninitialized data, potentially causing crashes or information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-35893?

CVE-2020-35893 is a high-severity 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 simple-slab crate before 0.3.3 for Rust. remove() has an off-by-one error, causing memory leakage and a drop of uninitialized memory.

Weakness: CWE-908, CWE-401, CWE-193

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35893?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Simple-Slab Project Simple-Slab.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35893?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-35893 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35893 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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