CVE-2018-25023 (High) detected in smallvec-0.6.14.crate

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CVE-2018-25023 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - smallvec-0.6.14.crate

'Small vector' optimization: store up to a small number of items on the stack

Library home page: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/smallvec/0.6.14/download

Dependency Hierarchy:

• amethyst-0.15.3.crate (Root Library)
  • amethyst_window-0.15.3.crate
    • winit-0.19.5.crate
      • parking_lot-0.9.0.crate
        • parking_lot_core-0.6.2.crate
          • :x: smallvec-0.6.14.crate (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the smallvec crate before 0.6.13 for Rust. It can create an uninitialized value of any type, including a reference type.

Publish Date: 2021-12-27

URL: CVE-2018-25023

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2018-0018.html

Release Date: 2021-12-27

Fix Resolution: smallvec - 0.6.13

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