CVE-2021-38192 Overflow in prost-types
An integer overflow in the prost-types Rust library during timestamp conversion can cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-38192?
CVE-2021-38192 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 prost-types crate before 0.8.0 for Rust. An overflow can occur during conversion from Timestamp to SystemTime.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38192?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including prost-types. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
prost-types crates.io | All versions | 0.8.0 |
prost-types crates.io | All versions | 0.8.0 |
prost-types crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 0.8.0 |
Products include Prost Project Prost.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38192?
Upgrade prost-types to 0.8.0 or later.
Is CVE-2021-38192 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38192 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4qm-mcjq-v2gf, RUSTSEC-2021-0073.