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CVE-2021-25905 — Out of bounds read in bra — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Out of bounds read in bra

Published August 25, 2021Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

Buffered Random Access (BRA) provides easy random memory access to a sequential source of data in Rust. This is achieved by greedily retaining all memory read from a given source. Buffered Random Access (BRA) provides easy random memory access to a sequential source of data in Rust. An issue was discovered in the bra crate before 0.1.1 for Rust. It lacks soundness because it can read uninitialized memory.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 25, 2021 (1874 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 804 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update bra to 0.1.1 or later
cargo update -p bra --precise 0.1.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
bra
crates.io
All versions0.1.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-25905?
Out of bounds read in bra This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2021-25905?
CVE-2021-25905 affects bra. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2021-25905 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.1

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-j8qq-58cr-8cc7
RUSTSEC-2021-0008

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