CVE-2020-35864

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Published Dec 31, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the flatbuffers crate through 2020-04-11 for Rust. read_scalar (and read_scalar_at) can transmute values without unsafe blocks.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:flatbuffers:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1677	An issue was discovered in the flatbuffers crate through 2020-04-11 for Rust. read_scalar (and read_scalar_at) can transmute values without unsafe blocks.
Github GHSA	GHSA-c9h5-hf8r-m97x	Dangling reference in flatbuffers

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.591% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0009.html

History

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Subscriptions

Google Flatbuffers

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 31, 2020, 8:29 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:16 PM
Reserved: Dec 31, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2020, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

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