What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-35907?

CVE-2020-35907 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-35907?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-35907. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-35907?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-35907. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Futures Task CVE-2020-35907

MEDIUM

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2020-12-31 cve@mitre.org

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Futures Task

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 31, 2020 - 09:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in the futures-task crate before 0.3.5 for Rust. futures_task::noop_waker_ref allows a NULL pointer dereference.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in the futures-task crate before 0.3.5 for Rust. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. An issue was discovered in the futures-task crate before 0.3.5 for Rust. futures_task::noop_waker_ref allows a NULL pointer dereference. Affected products include: Rust-Lang Futures-Task. Version information: before 0.3.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.