CVE-2021-45697

Description

An issue was discovered in the molecule crate before 0.7.2 for Rust. A FixVec partial read has an incorrect result.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.41%

Third-Party Advisory githubusercontent.com Third-Party Advisory rustsec.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0103.html	third party advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/molecule/RUSTSEC-2021-0103.md	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-45697?: CVE-2021-45697 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-45697?: To fix CVE-2021-45697, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-45697 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-45697 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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