CVE-2018-20996 is a critical double free vulnerability (CWE-415) affecting the crossbeam crate before version 0.4.1 for Rust, stemming from destructor mishandling. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk as it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:crossbeam_project:crossbeam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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