CVE-2021-45716 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in the rusqlite crate allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or 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-2021-45716?
CVE-2021-45716 is a high-severity use after free 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 rusqlite crate 0.25.x before 0.25.4 and 0.26.x before 0.26.2 for Rust. create_collation has a use-after-free.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45716?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rusqlite Project Rusqlite.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45716?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2021-45716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45716 in the wild and no public exploit code.