CVE-2021-26951 is a critical heap-memory overwrite vulnerability affecting the calamine crate for Rust, specifically versions prior to 0.17.0. This flaw, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service due to improper memory handling during Read operations. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest from threat actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:calamine_project:calamine:*:*:*:*:*: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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