CVE-2021-45687 is a critical vulnerability affecting the raw-cpuid Rust crate prior to version 9.1.1, specifically when its non-default 'serialize' feature is enabled. This flaw allows for memory corruption or application panic due to insufficient validation during a Deserialize operation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk as it can be exploited remotely over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:raw-cpuid_project:raw-cpuid:*:*:*:*:*: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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