What is CVE-2020-35864?

CVE-2020-35864 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Flatbuffers. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-35864?

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

Is CVE-2020-35864 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Flatbuffers

CVE-2020-35864

An issue was discovered in the flatbuffers crate through 2020-04-11 for Rust. read_scalar (and read_scalar_at) can transmute values without unsafe blocks.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th 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

Google Flatbuffers
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Artisan-Lab/Rust-memory-safety-bugs

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35864?: CVE-2020-35864 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Flatbuffers. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-35864?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-35864 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.