CVE-2021-28879
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, the Zip implementation can report an incorrect size due to an integer overflow. This bug can lead to a buffer overflow when a consumed Zip iterator is used again.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (5)
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references (24)
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- https://github.com/rust-lang/rustPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/82282cnnvd
- https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/82289cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CZ337CM4GFJLRDFVQCGC7J25V65JXOG5/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TFUO3URYCO73D2Q4WYJBWAMJWGGVXQO4/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VZG65GUW6Z2CYOQHF7T3TB5CZKIX6ZJE/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28879cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163763/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3042-01.htmlcnnvd
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