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Smallvec CVE-2019-15554

CRITICAL
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2019-08-26 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 26, 2019 - 15:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in the smallvec crate before 0.6.10 for Rust. There is memory corruption for certain grow attempts with less than the current capacity.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in the smallvec crate before 0.6.10 for Rust. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability could allow attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. An issue was discovered in the smallvec crate before 0.6.10 for Rust. There is memory corruption for certain grow attempts with less than the current capacity. Affected products include: Servo Smallvec. Version information: before 0.6.10.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).

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