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RUSTSEC-2020-0145

Use-after-free when cloning a partially consumed Vec iterator

Reported
Issued
Package
heapless (crates.io)
Type
INFO Unsound
Categories
Keywords
#use-after-free
Aliases
Details
https://github.com/japaric/heapless/issues/181
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
CVSS Details
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Patched
  • >=0.6.1
Affected Functions
Version
heapless::vec::IntoIter::clone
  • <=0.6

Description

The IntoIter Clone implementation clones the whole underlying Vec. If the iterator is partially consumed the consumed items will be copied, thus creating a use-after-free access.

A proof of concept is available in the original bug report.