CVE-2021-28879
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-04-11 00:00Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 21:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-03-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4869f0bb4f83f9021bd965b4f24ff1f8a240522cfab36320e3d239fc2df18fc5
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/82282
- github.comhttps://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/82289
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-d0ba1901cahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CZ337CM4GFJLRDFVQCGC7J25V65JXOG5/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-b1ba54add6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VZG65GUW6Z2CYOQHF7T3TB5CZKIX6ZJE/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-d7f74f0250https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TFUO3URYCO73D2Q4WYJBWAMJWGGVXQO4/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202210-09https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- rust Fixed in 1:1.52.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- rustc Fixed in 1.53.0+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- rustc Fixed in 1.53.0+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- rustc Fixed in 1.53.0+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- rustc Fixed in 1.53.0+dfsg1+llvm-4ubuntu1~20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- rustc Fixed in 1.53.0+dfsg1+llvm-4ubuntu1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- rustc No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- rustc No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.