CVE-2020-36459 Data races in dces

High 8.1 Published Updated

Incorrect Send trait implementation in the dces crate allows data races, potentially leading to memory corruption or crashes in multithreaded applications.

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-2020-36459?

CVE-2020-36459 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 dces crate through 2020-12-09 for Rust. The World type is marked as Send but lacks bounds on its EntityStore and ComponentStore.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36459?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including dces. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
dces crates.ioAll versions to 0.3.0None
dces crates.ioAll versions to 0.3.0None
dces crates.ioFrom 0.0.0-0None

Products include Dces Project Dces.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36459?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-36459 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hxw9-jxqw-jc8j, RUSTSEC-2020-0139.

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