First published: Thu Dec 31 2020(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in the multihash crate before 0.11.3 for Rust. The from_slice parsing code can panic via unsanitized data from a network server.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Protocol Multihash | <0.11.3 |
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The severity of CVE-2020-35909 is considered to be medium due to potential Denial of Service through a panic in the application.
To fix CVE-2020-35909, upgrade the multihash crate to version 0.11.3 or later.
CVE-2020-35909 can cause a panic in applications using unsanitized data received from a network server.
CVE-2020-35909 affects all versions of the multihash crate before 0.11.3.
Yes, CVE-2020-35909 can be exploited in production environments if the application processes unsanitized input from an untrusted network source.