Rust Standard Library 1.3.0 reserve memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Rust Standard Library 1.3.0. The affected element is the function std::collections::vec_deque::VecDeque::reserve. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-1000657. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Rust Standard Library 1.3.0 (Software Library). Affected by this vulnerability is the function std::collections::vec_deque::VecDeque::reserve. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Rust Programming Language Rust standard library version Commit bfa0e1f58acf1c28d500c34ed258f09ae021893e and later; stable release 1.3.0 and later contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in std::collections::vec_deque::VecDeque::reserve() function that can result in Arbitrary code execution, but no proof-of-concept exploit is currently published.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit fdfafb510b1a38f727e920dccbeeb638d39a8e60; stable release 1.22.0 and later.

The bug was discovered 09/23/2017. The weakness was published 08/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1000657 since 08/20/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 331 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105188†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Software Library

Vendor

• Rust

Name

• Standard Library

Version

• 1.3.0

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/23/2017 🔍
08/20/2018 +330 days 🔍
08/20/2018 +0 days 🔍
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08/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
08/24/2018 +3 days 🔍
05/02/2023 +1712 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: f71b37bc28326e272a37b938e835d4f99113eec2
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-1000657 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123085
SecurityFocus: 105188 - Rust 'std::collections::vec_deque::VecDeque::reserve()' Function Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2018 07:29
Updated: 05/02/2023 18:48
Changes: 08/21/2018 07:29 (59), 03/17/2020 09:00 (4), 05/02/2023 18:48 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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