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CVE-2018-1000810

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1000810 describes a critical integer overflow to buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-190) in the Rust Programming Language Standard Library versions 1.26.0 through 1.29.0. This flaw, specifically within the str::repeat function, can be triggered by providing a large number, leading to an internal buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.26.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:1.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.26.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:1.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.26.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:1.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.27.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.27.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:1.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0295 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-1000810Moderate

rust: Buffer overflow in str::repeat function in the standard library

Sep 24, 2018

References

blog.rust-lang.org / 2018/09/21/Security-advisory-for-std.html
Vendor Advisory
groups.google.com / forum
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201812-11
Third Party Advisory