CVE-2021-27378

Published Feb 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the rand_core crate before 0.6.2 for Rust. Because read_u32_into and read_u64_into mishandle certain buffer-length checks, a random number generator may be seeded with too little data.

Remediation

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Advisories

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1910 An issue was discovered in the rand_core crate before 0.6.2 for Rust. Because read_u32_into and read_u64_into mishandle certain buffer-length checks, a random number generator may be seeded with too little data.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w7j2-35mf-95p7 Incorrect check on buffer length in rand_core
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 8:48 PM
Reserved
Feb 18, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 18, 2021, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:44 AM