CVE-2020-36205 (Medium) detected in xcb-0.8.2.crate

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CVE-2020-36205 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xcb-0.8.2.crate

Rust bindings and wrappers for XCB

Library home page: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/xcb/0.8.2/download

Dependency Hierarchy:

• amethyst-0.15.3.crate (Root Library)
  • amethyst_ui-0.15.3.crate
    • clipboard-0.5.0.crate
      • x11-clipboard-0.3.3.crate
        • ❌ xcb-0.8.2.crate (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a5a175063bd51fcbbce0eaba88d1b9b6ad315911

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2021-01-26

URL: CVE-2020-36205

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0097.html

Release Date: 2021-01-26

Fix Resolution: xcb - 1.0.0

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