An issue was discovered in the cgc crate through 2020-12-10 for Rust. Ptr::write performs non-atomic write operations on an underlying pointer.
CVE-2020-36468
MEDIUMNVD 5.95.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 5.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2021-08-25. NVD baseline CVSS 5.9; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, nvd
5.9
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.9
- EG Score
- 5.9(medium)
- EPSS
- 58.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 8, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (4)
- cve@mitrehttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/cgc/RUSTSEC-2020-0148.md
- cve@mitrehttps://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0148.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/cgc/RUSTSEC-2020-0148.md
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0148.html
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2020-36468?
CVE-2020-36468 is a medium vulnerability published on August 8, 2021. An issue was discovered in the cgc crate through 2020-12-10 for Rust. Ptr::write performs non-atomic write operations on an underlying pointer.
When was CVE-2020-36468 disclosed?
CVE-2020-36468 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 8, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-36468 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-36468 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 58.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-36468?
CVE-2020-36468 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-36468?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-36468, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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