CVE-2021-29940 is a critical double free vulnerability (CWE-415) affecting the "through" crate for Rust, specifically in the "through" and "through_and" functions, triggered by a panic during the map function. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2021-02-18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:through_project:through:*:*:*:*:*: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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