CVE-2015-20001

Published Apr 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the standard library in Rust before 1.2.0, BinaryHeap is not panic-safe. The binary heap is left in an inconsistent state when the comparison of generic elements inside sift_up or sift_down_range panics. This bug leads to a drop of zeroed memory as an arbitrary type, which can result in a memory safety violation.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2105 In the standard library in Rust before 1.2.0, BinaryHeap is not panic-safe. The binary heap is left in an inconsistent state when the comparison of generic elements inside sift_up or sift_down_range panics. This bug leads to a drop of zeroed memory as an arbitrary type, which can result in a memory safety violation.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:58 AM
Reserved
Apr 11, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 11, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM