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CVE-2017-1000430

rust-base64 version <= 0.5.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when calculating...

Critical CVSS 9.8

Overview

rust-base64 version <= 0.5.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when calculating the size of a buffer to use when encoding base64 using the 'encode_config_buf' and 'encode_config' functions

CWE: CWE-119 Published: 2018-01-02T20:29:00.313
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🔴 CRITICAL.

  • CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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