VDB-140783 · CVE-2018-20998 · GCVE-0-2018-20998

arrayfire Crate up to 3.5.x on Rust repr Attribute memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in arrayfire Crate up to 3.5.x on Rust. Impacted is the function repr. The manipulation as part of Attribute leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-20998. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in arrayfire Crate up to 3.5.x on Rust (Rust Package) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function repr. The manipulation as part of a Attribute leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the arrayfire crate before 3.6.0 for Rust. Addition of the repr() attribute to an enum is mishandled, leading to memory corruption.

The weakness was presented 08/26/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20998 since 08/25/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 3.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Rust Package

Name

arrayfire Crate

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: arrayfire Crate 3.6.0

Timelineinfo

08/25/2019 🔍
08/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/04/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rustsec.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140783

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2019 06:34
Updated: 12/04/2023 08:38
Changes: 08/27/2019 06:34 (38), 08/06/2020 09:19 (18), 12/04/2023 08:38 (4)
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