CVE-2021-45688

An issue was discovered in the ash crate before 0.33.1 for Rust. util::read_spv may read from uninitialized memory locations.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/ash/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.md	Third Party Advisory
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.html	Third Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/ash/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.md	Third Party Advisory
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.html	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ash-rs:ash:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

History

30 Sep 2025, 19:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:ash_project:ash::::::rust::*	cpe:2.3:a:ash-rs:ash::::::rust::*
First Time		Ash-rs ash Ash-rs

21 Nov 2024, 06:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/ash/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.md - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/ash/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.md - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0090.html - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-12-27 00:15

Updated : 2025-09-30 19:14

NVD link : CVE-2021-45688

Mitre link : CVE-2021-45688

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-45688

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ash-rs

ash

CWE

CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource

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