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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-45706

CVE-2021-45706

Description

An issue was discovered in the zeroize_derive crate before 1.1.1 for Rust. Dropped memory is not zeroed out for an enum.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
zeroize_derivecrates.io	< 1.1.1	1.1.1

Affected products

3

Zeroize Derive Project/Zeroize Derive
cpe:2.3:a:zeroize_derive_project:zeroize_derive:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
Range: <1.1.1
rust/zeroize_derivedescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:cargo/zeroize_derive
Range: < 1.1.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

6

github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5hx-w945-j4pqghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45706ghsaADVISORY
raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/zeroize_derive/RUSTSEC-2021-0115.mdnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0115.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/RustCrypto/utils/tree/master/zeroize/deriveghsaPACKAGE
github.com/iqlusioninc/crates/issues/876ghsaWEB

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