What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-38190?

CVE-2021-38190 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-2021-38190?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-38190. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-38190?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-38190. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Nalgebra CVE-2021-38190

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2021-08-08 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Nalgebra

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

Aug 08, 2021 - 06:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in the nalgebra crate before 0.27.1 for Rust. It allows out-of-bounds memory access because it does not ensure that the number of elements is equal to the product of the row count and column count.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in the nalgebra crate before 0.27.1 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 Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. An issue was discovered in the nalgebra crate before 0.27.1 for Rust. It allows out-of-bounds memory access because it does not ensure that the number of elements is equal to the product of the row count and column count. Affected products include: Dimforge Nalgebra. Version information: before 0.27.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.