CVE-2021-45684 Use of Uninitialized Resource in flumedb.
An attacker can read uninitialized memory via the read_entry function in the flumedb Rust crate, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-45684?
CVE-2021-45684 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 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 flumedb crate through 2021-01-07 for Rust. read_entry may read from uninitialized memory locations.
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45684?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including flumedb. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
flumedb crates.io | All versions | 0.1.6 |
flumedb crates.io | All versions | 0.1.6 |
flumedb crates.io | All versions | 0.1.6 |
flumedb crates.io | All versions | 0.1.6 |
flumedb crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 0.1.6 |
Products include Flumedb Project Flumedb.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45684?
Upgrade flumedb to 0.1.6 or later.
Is CVE-2021-45684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p46c-w9m3-7qr2, GHSA-p56p-gq3f-whg8, RUSTSEC-2021-0086.