CVE-2021-38187 is a critical soundness vulnerability affecting the anymap crate through version 0.12.1 for Rust, specifically due to an unsafe conversion from *u8 to *u64. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anymap_project:anymap:*:*:*:*:*: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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