CVE-2020-36432 json
Use of Uninitialized Resource in alg_ds
published 2020-08-25 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3vv3-frrq-6486 , RUSTSEC-2020-0033 , EUVD-2021-1551
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the alg_ds crate through 2020-08-25 for Rust. There is a drop of uninitialized memory in Matrix::new().
Exploit prediction
1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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 |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 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 | alg_ds | <=0.3.1 >=0.0.0-0 |
no fix listed |
Classification
References
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0033.html
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
raw.githubusercontent.com
/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/alg_ds/RUSTSEC-2020-0033.md
third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36432
advisory
-
gitlab.com
/dvshapkin/alg-ds
package
-
gitlab.com
/dvshapkin/alg-ds/-/issues/1
web, report
-
crates.io
/crates/alg_ds
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36432
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3vv3-frrq-6486
- NVD CVE-2020-36432
- OSV RUSTSEC-2020-0033
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