CVE-2020-36465
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in the generic-array crate before 0.13.3 for Rust. It violates soundness by using the arr! macro to extend lifetimes.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- generic-array project generic-array0.10.0 → 0.10.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:generic-array_project:generic-array:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- generic-array project generic-array0.11.0 → 0.11.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:generic-array_project:generic-array:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- generic-array project generic-array0.12.0 → 0.12.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:generic-array_project:generic-array:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- generic-array project generic-array0.13.0 → 0.13.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:generic-array_project:generic-array:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- generic-array project generic-array0.8.0 → 0.8.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:generic-array_project:generic-array:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- generic-array project generic-array0.9.0 → 0.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:generic-array_project:generic-array:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-3358-4f7f-p4j4Use after free in generic-array2021-08-25ghsa · osvUS
An issue was discovered in the generic-array crate before 0.13.3 for Rust. It violates soundness by using the arr! macro to extend lifetimes.
- RUSTSEC-2020-0146arr! macro erases lifetimes2020-04-09vendor · osvUS
Affected versions of this crate allowed unsoundly extending lifetimes using `arr!` macro. This may result in a variety of memory corruption scenarios, most likely use-after-free.
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/generic-array/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.mdcnnvd
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.htmlcnnvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/generic-array/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.mdenisa_euvd
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/generic-array/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.mdThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.htmlExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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