What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-27284?

CVE-2024-27284 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-27284?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-27284. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Cassandra Rs CVE-2024-27284

HIGH

Use After Free (CWE-416)

2024-02-29 security-advisories@github.com

Use After Free Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Cassandra Rs

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 29, 2024 - 01:44 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

cassandra-rs is a Cassandra (CQL) driver for Rust. Code that attempts to use an item (e.g., a row) returned by an iterator after the iterator has advanced to the next item will be accessing freed memory and experience undefined behaviour. The problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0.

AnalysisAI

cassandra-rs is a Cassandra (CQL) driver for Rust. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. cassandra-rs is a Cassandra (CQL) driver for Rust. Code that attempts to use an item (e.g., a row) returned by an iterator after the iterator has advanced to the next item will be accessing freed memory and experience undefined behaviour. The problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0. Affected products include: Cassandra-Rs Project Cassandra-Rs. Version information: version 3.0.0..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.