Vulnerability in Abi Stable Project

CVE-2020-36213

An issue was discovered in the abi_stable crate before 0.9.1 for Rust. A retain call can create an invalid UTF-8 string, violating soundness.

EPSS: 0.014 (68.8th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36213?
CVE-2020-36213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Abi Stable Project. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-36213?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36213 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.