CVE-2021-27378

Critical

Description

An issue was discovered in the rand_core crate before 0.6.2 for Rust. Because read_u32_into and read_u64_into mishandle certain buffer-length checks, a random number generator may be seeded with too little data.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductRand Core
PublishedFeb 18, 2021
First seenFeb 18, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • rand_core_project rand_core0.6.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
rand_core_project rand_core0.6.0 ≤ v < 0.6.20.6.2

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