CVE-2020-36441 describes a critical vulnerability in the abox crate for Rust, specifically affecting versions prior to 0.4.1. The issue stems from the AtomicBox<T> implementation incorrectly asserting Send and Sync traits without requiring the underlying type T to also implement these traits, leading to potential data corruption or race conditions. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:abox_project:abox:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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