Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-36205
CVE-2020-36205
Description
An issue was discovered in the xcb crate through 2020-12-10 for Rust. base::Error does not have soundness. Because of the public ptr field, a use-after-free or double-free can occur.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
xcbcrates.io | < 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
Affected products
3- Rust/xcb cratedescription
Patches
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References
5- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0097.htmlnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8hq-x4mm-p6q6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36205ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rtbo/rust-xcb/issues/93ghsaWEB
- github.com/rust-x-bindings/rust-xcb/issues/93ghsaWEB
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