Use After Free in String-Interner Project

CVE-2019-16882

An issue was discovered in the string-interner crate before 0.7.1 for Rust. It allows attackers to read from memory locations associated with dangling pointers, because of a cloning flaw.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16882?
CVE-2019-16882 is a high-severity vulnerability in String-Interner Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-16882?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16882 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.