Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2021-26957
CVE-2021-26957
Description
An issue was discovered in the xcb crate through 2021-02-04 for Rust. It has a soundness violation because there is an out-of-bounds read in xcb::xproto::change_property(), as demonstrated by a format=32 T=u8 situation where out-of-bounds bytes are sent to an X server.
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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
2- Rust/xcbdescription
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xpg-3hx4-fm9rghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26957ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/RustSec/advisory-db/issues/653ghsaWEB
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0019.htmlghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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