CVE-2020-36444 Data races in async-coap
A race condition in the async-coap Rust library allows memory corruption due to missing trait bounds, potentially leading to crashes or code execution.
- 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-2020-36444?
CVE-2020-36444 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2021. 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 async-coap crate through 2020-12-08 for Rust. Send and Sync are implemented for ArcGuard<RC, T> without trait bounds on RC.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36444?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including async-coap. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
async-coap crates.io | All versions to 0.1.0 | None |
async-coap crates.io | All versions to 0.1.0 | None |
async-coap crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | None |
Products include Async-Coap Project Async-Coap.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36444?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36444 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36444 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j8q-m9x5-9g6j, RUSTSEC-2020-0124.