CVE-2018-1000622

The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.27.1.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rustlang-security-announcements/4ybxYLTtXuM	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00076.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00031.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-07-09 13:29

Updated : 2019-09-27 08:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-1000622

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1000622

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Products Affected

rust-lang

rust

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