CVE-2020-35862 is a critical use-after-free or double-free vulnerability affecting the bitvec crate for Rust, specifically versions prior to 0.17.4. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to improper handling during BitVec to BitBox conversion. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, the high severity warrants immediate patching to prevent potential exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.17.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitvec_project:bitvec:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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