Rdiff
CVE-2021-45694
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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:N/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 1 cargo packages depend on rdiff (1 direct, 0 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.1.2.
DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in the rdiff crate through 2021-02-03 for Rust. Window may read from uninitialized memory locations.
AnalysisAI
An issue was discovered in the rdiff crate through 2021-02-03 for Rust. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. 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 rdiff crate through 2021-02-03 for Rust. Window may read from uninitialized memory locations. Affected products include: Rdiff Project Rdiff. 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.
Same weakness CWE-908 – Use of Uninitialized Resource
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External POC / Exploit Code
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