CVE-2020-25796 describes an unaligned reference vulnerability in the InlineArray implementation of the sized-chunks Rust crate, affecting versions through 0.6.2. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker could remotely trigger a denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sized-chunks_project:sized-chunks:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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sized-chunks vulnerabilities
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Aug 25, 2021An issue was discovered in the sized-chunks crate through 0.6.2 for Rust. In the InlineArray implementation an unaligned reference may be generated for a type that has a large alignment requirement.
Sep 8, 2020