What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-29937?

CVE-2021-29937 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: 1.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-29937?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-29937. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-29937?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-29937. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Telemetry CVE-2021-29937

CRITICAL

Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)

2021-04-01 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Telemetry

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

Apr 01, 2021 - 05:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 cargo packages depend on telemetry (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.1.3.

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in the telemetry crate through 2021-02-17 for Rust. There is a drop of uninitialized memory if a value.clone() call panics within misc::vec_with_size().

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in the telemetry crate through 2021-02-17 for Rust. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908), which allows attackers to access uninitialized memory causing crashes or information disclosure. An issue was discovered in the telemetry crate through 2021-02-17 for Rust. There is a drop of uninitialized memory if a value.clone() call panics within misc::vec_with_size(). Affected products include: Telemetry Project Telemetry. Version information: through 2021.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Initialize all variables, use compiler warnings for uninitialized access, use memory-safe languages.