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RUSTSEC-2021-0022

CriticalCVSS 9.8 / 10
Published Feb 9, 2021·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Affected versions of this crate had an unsound implementation which could pass a pointer to freed memory to ydb_subscript_next_st and ydb_subscript_prev_st if the variable and subscripts did not have enough memory allocated on the first call to hold the next variable in the database.

For example, the following code had undefined behavior:

let mut key = Key::variable(String::from("a"));
Key::variable("averylongkeywithlotsofletters")
    .set_st(YDB_NOTTP, Vec::new(), b"some val")
    .unwrap();
key.sub_next_self_st(YDB_NOTTP, Vec::new()).unwrap();

yottadb has no reverse-dependencies on crates.io and there are no known instances of this API being used incorrectly in practice. The fix is backwards compatible.

The flaw was corrected by recalculating the pointer each time it was reallocated.

Risk Scores
Base Score
9.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
9.0

Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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