Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVE-2021-45703

High

9.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in the tectonic_xdv crate before 0.1.12 for Rust. XdvParser::<T>::process may read from uninitialized memory locations.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: NETWORK
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

The software uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

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Advisory Timeline

Published Dec 27, 2021