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RUSTSEC-2019-0028

Unsound impl Follow for bool

Reported
Issued
Package
flatbuffers (crates.io)
Type
Vulnerability
Aliases
Details
https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/issues/5530
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS Details
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Patched
  • >=0.6.1
Unaffected
  • <0.4.0
Affected Functions
Version
flatbuffers::Follow::follow
  • >=0.4.0
  • <=0.6.0

Description

The implementation of impl Follow for bool allows to reinterpret arbitrary bytes as a bool.

In Rust bool has stringent requirements for its in-memory representation. Use of this function allows to violate these requirements and invoke undefined behaviour in safe code.