What is CVE-2018-25008?

CVE-2018-25008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rust-lang Rust, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-25008?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-25008 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Rust-lang Rust

CVE-2018-25008

In the standard library in Rust before 1.29.0, there is weak synchronization in the Arc::get_mut method. This synchronization issue can be lead to memory safety issues through race conditions.

EPSS: 0.011 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Rust-lang Rust
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-662 — Improper Synchronization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Qwaz/rust-cve

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25008?: CVE-2018-25008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rust-lang Rust, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-25008?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-25008 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.