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CVE-2020-25575

9.8 · CRITICAL

An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust.

Published Sep 14, 2020CWE-843EPSS 2.93%

Overview

CVE-2020-25575 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 14, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. It may introduce "compatibility hazards" in some applications, and has a type confusion flaw when downcasting. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: This may overlap CVE-2019-25010

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refboats.gitlab.io/blog/post/failure-to-fehler/GitHubgithub.com/rust-lang-nursery/failure/issues/336Refrustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0036.htmlRefboats.gitlab.io/blog/post/failure-to-fehler/GitHubgithub.com/rust-lang-nursery/failure/issues/336Refrustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0036.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25575?

CVE-2020-25575 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 14, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2020-25575?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-25575?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-25575?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-25575 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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