CVE-2021-45708 Abomonation transmutes &T to and from &[u8] without sufficient constraints
Insufficiently constrained transmute operations in the abomonation crate allow attackers to leak information or bypass ASLR protections.
- 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-2021-45708?
CVE-2021-45708 is a high-severity 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 abomonation crate through 2021-10-17 for Rust. Because transmute operations are insufficiently constrained, there can be an information leak or ASLR bypass.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45708?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including abomonation. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
abomonation crates.io | All versions to 0.7.3 | None |
abomonation crates.io | All versions to 0.7.3 | None |
abomonation crates.io | All versions to 0.7.3 | None |
abomonation crates.io | All versions to 0.7.3 | None |
abomonation crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | None |
Products include Abomonation Project Abomonation.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-45708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vwc-r48g-wj6c, GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x, RUSTSEC-2021-0120.