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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2021-29934

High
7.3/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in PartialReader in the uu_od crate before 0.0.4 for Rust. Attackers can read the contents of uninitialized memory locations via a user-provided Read operation.

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  • NETWORK
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CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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