What is CVE-2019-16137?

CVE-2019-16137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spin-rs_project Spin-rs, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-16137?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-16137 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Spin-rs_project Spin-rs

CVE-2019-16137

An issue was discovered in the spin crate before 0.5.2 for Rust, when RwLock is used. Because memory ordering is mishandled, two writers can acquire the lock at the same time, violating mutual exclusion.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Spin-rs_project Spin-rs
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-662 — Improper Synchronization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Artisan-Lab/Rust-memory-safety-bugs

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16137?: CVE-2019-16137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spin-rs_project Spin-rs, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-16137?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16137 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.