CVE-2019-12083: High severity rust vulnerability

Published May 13, 2019
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Updated

The Rust Programming Language Standard Library 1.34.x before 1.34.2 contains a stabilized method which, if overridden, can violate Rust's safety guarantees and cause memory unsafety. If the Error::typeid method is overridden then any type can be safely cast to any other type, causing memory safety vulnerabilities in safe code (e.g., out-of-bounds write or read). Code that does not manually implement Error::typeid is unaffected.

Affected Software

4 affected components
rust-lang Rust>=1.34.0<1.34.2
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
openSUSE Leap=15.1

Event History

May 13, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:06 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-12083?

CVE-2019-12083 is a vulnerability found in the Rust Programming Language Standard Library version 1.34.x before 1.34.2.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12083?

The severity of CVE-2019-12083 is high with a CVSS score of 8.1.

3

How does CVE-2019-12083 affect Rust Programming Language?

CVE-2019-12083 can violate Rust's safety guarantees and cause memory unsafety if the `Error::type_id` method in the Rust Programming Language Standard Library is overridden.

4

Which versions of Rust Programming Language are affected by CVE-2019-12083?

Rust Programming Language version 1.34.x before 1.34.2 is affected by CVE-2019-12083.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-12083?

To fix CVE-2019-12083, update Rust Programming Language to version 1.34.2 or newer.

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