CVE-2021-45705 is a critical vulnerability affecting the nanorand crate for Rust, specifically versions prior to 0.6.1. The flaw allows for multiple mutable references to the same object due to an issue in the TlsWyRand Deref implementation, which dereferences a raw pointer. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.5.0, < 0.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nanorand_project:nanorand:*:*:*:*:*: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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