Double Free in Rust-lang Rust

CVE-2020-36318

In the standard library in Rust before 1.49.0, VecDeque::make_contiguous has a bug that pops the same element more than once under certain condition. This bug could result in a use-after-free or double free.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.017 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36318?
CVE-2020-36318 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rust-lang Rust, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-36318?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36318 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.