What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-25575?

CVE-2020-25575 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-25575?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-25575. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-25575?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-25575. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Failure CVE-2020-25575

CRITICAL

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843)

2020-09-14 cve@mitre.org

Memory Corruption Information Disclosure Failure

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/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

CVE Published

Sep 14, 2020 - 19:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. It may introduce "compatibility hazards" in some applications, and has a type confusion flaw when downcasting. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: This may overlap CVE-2019-25010

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting type confusion in the application. An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. It may introduce "compatibility hazards" in some applications, and has a type confusion flaw when downcasting. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: This may overlap CVE-2019-25010 Affected products include: Failure Project Failure. Version information: through 0.1.5.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Enforce strict type checking, use type-safe languages, validate object types before operations.