CVE-2020-36458 describes a concurrency issue (CWE-362) in the Rust 'lexer' crate, specifically affecting versions through 2020-11-10, where the ReaderResult type incorrectly implements Sync with Send trait bounds. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), indicating that it can be exploited remotely with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2020-11-10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lexer_project:lexer:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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