CVE-2024-27284 cassandra-rs non-idiomatic use of iterators leads to use after free
Attackers can trigger undefined behavior via use-after-free in the cassandra-rs library by misusing iterators, potentially leading to crashes or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-27284?
CVE-2024-27284 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Metaswitch cassandra-rs, published on 28 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cassandra-rs is a Cassandra (CQL) driver for Rust. Code that attempts to use an item (e.g., a row) returned by an iterator after the iterator has advanced to the next item will be accessing freed memory and experience undefined behaviour. The problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27284?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including cassandra-cpp. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
cassandra-cpp crates.io | All versions | 3.0.0 |
cassandra-cpp crates.io | All versions | 3.0.0 |
cassandra-cpp crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 3.0.0 |
Products include Cassandra-Rs Project Cassandra-Rs.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27284?
Upgrade cassandra-cpp to 3.0.0 or later.
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-2024-27284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq, RUSTSEC-2024-0017.