CVE-2020-35860 json
NULL Pointer Dereference in cbox
published 2020-03-19 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3vjm-36rr-7qrq , RUSTSEC-2020-0005 , EUVD-2021-1550
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the cbox crate through 2020-03-19 for Rust. The CBox API allows dereferencing raw pointers without a requirement for unsafe code.
Exploit prediction
1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- rustsec.org https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0005.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | cbox | <=0.3.0 >=0.0.0-0 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0005.html
web, exploit, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35860
advisory
-
github.com
/TomBebbington/cbox-rs/issues/2
web, report
-
github.com
/TomBebbington/cbox-rs
package
-
crates.io
/crates/cbox
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-35860
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3vjm-36rr-7qrq
- NVD CVE-2020-35860
- OSV RUSTSEC-2020-0005
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