CVE-2015-20001
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.27%
Description
In the standard library in Rust before 1.2.0, BinaryHeap is not panic-safe. The binary heap is left in an inconsistent state when the comparison of generic elements inside sift_up or sift_down_range panics. This bug leads to a drop of zeroed memory as an arbitrary type, which can result in a memory safety violation.
How to fix CVE-2015-20001
To remediate CVE-2015-20001, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/rustc—upgrade to 1.2.0+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-20001 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.2.0+dfsg1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |