CVE-2019-15553 json
Exposure of uninitialized memory in memoffset
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-rh89-x75f-rh3c , RUSTSEC-2019-0011 , EUVD-2021-1869
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the memoffset crate before 0.5.0 for Rust. offset_of and span_of can cause exposure of uninitialized memory.
Patch / fix
- crates.io memoffset 0.5.0
- memoffset_project memoffset 0.5.0
- rust-memoffset Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.5.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15553
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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-15553 updated cvss 6.5
rust-memoffset: offset_of and span_of causing exposure of uninitialized memory
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | memoffset | <0.5.0 >=0.0.0-0, <0.5.0 |
0.5.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
References
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rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0011.html
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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github.com
/Gilnaa/memoffset/issues/9#issuecomment-505461490
web, third-party-advisory, report
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15553
advisory
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github.com
/Gilnaa/memoffset
package
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crates.io
/crates/memoffset
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15553
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rh89-x75f-rh3c
- NVD CVE-2019-15553
- OSV RUSTSEC-2019-0011
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