CVE-2020-35920 json
An issue was discovered in the socket2 crate before 0.3.16 for Rust.
published 2020-12-31 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-1555
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the socket2 crate before 0.3.16 for Rust. It has false expectations about the std::net::SocketAddr memory representation.
Patch / fix
- rust-lang socket2 0.3.16
- rust-socket2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.3.19-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35920
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- rustsec.org https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0079.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0079.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-35920
- NVD CVE-2020-35920
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