CVE-2020-36512 json
Use of Uninitialized Resource in buffoon.
published 2020-12-31 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-hmx9-jm3v-33hv , GHSA-v938-qcc9-rwv8 , RUSTSEC-2020-0154 , EUVD-2022-0699
- 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 buffoon crate through 2020-12-31 for Rust. InputStream::read_exact may read from uninitialized memory locations.
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 |
| 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 | buffoon | <=0.5.0 >=0.0.0-0 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
References
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0154.html
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
raw.githubusercontent.com
/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/buffoon/RUSTSEC-2020-0154.md
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36512
advisory
-
github.com
/carllerche/buffoon/issues/2
web, report
-
github.com
/carllerche/buffoon
package
-
crates.io
/crates/buffoon
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36512
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v938-qcc9-rwv8
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hmx9-jm3v-33hv
- NVD CVE-2020-36512
- OSV RUSTSEC-2020-0154
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