CVE-2021-45680 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting the vec-const crate for Rust, specifically versions prior to 2.0.0. This flaw arises from an attempt to construct a mutable Vec from a pointer to a constant slice. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact (denial of service) without requiring user interaction or privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vec-const_project:vec-const:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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