CVE-2021-28028

An issue was discovered in the toodee crate before 0.3.0 for Rust

published March 5, 2021

CVSS
โ€”
EPSS
1%
Percentile
70.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

โš ๏ธ A double free issue in the toodee crate can lead to unexpected behavior during iteration! ๐Ÿšจ Think of it like a restaurant kitchen where a chef accidentally tries to serve a dish twice โ€” if the first one is still on the table, it can lead to a messy situation with half-prepared food everywhere! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ If this vulnerability is triggered, it can result in crashes or memory corruption, impairing the normal functioning of your Rust applications. This could lead to unexpected behavior in your software, making it unreliable and potentially causing data loss. Yikes!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant kitchen where a chef accidentally tries to serve a dish twice โ€” if the first one is still on the table, it can lead to a messy situation with half-prepared food everywhere! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ The issue arises during row insertion when an iterator panic occurs, causing the program to attempt to free the same memory segment twice. This double free occurs before version 0.3.0 of the toodee crate, leading to unstable behavior if not addressed.

What to do

If this vulnerability is triggered, it can result in crashes or memory corruption, impairing the normal functioning of your Rust applications. This could lead to unexpected behavior in your software, making it unreliable and potentially causing data loss. Yikes! Update to version 0.3.0 or later of the toodee crate to eliminate this vulnerability. Make sure to review your code for instances of iterator use to ensure they handle errors gracefully, preventing any panics. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ You've got this! Stay proactive with your updates, and your Rust code will be safer and sounder than ever! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01295 ยท 70.1th percentile
Published
2021-03-05T08:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 MAR 08:40Z
    An issue was discovered in the toodee crate before 0.3.0 for Rust
    cvelistv5