An issue was discovered in the slice-deque crate before 0.1.16 for Rust.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the slice-deque crate before 0.1.16 for Rust. move_head_unchecked allows memory corruption because deque updates are mishandled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01611 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed slice-deque (crates.io): 0.1.16
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | slice-deque (crates.io) | before 0.1.16 | 0.1.16 | Patch available | GHSA-hr3c-6mmp-6m39 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- slice-deque (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.16 Fixed in 0.1.16 Patch available GHSA-hr3c-6mmp-6m39
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:slice-deque_project:slice-deque:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.1.16 | Vulnerable | Slice-deque Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:slice-deque_project:slice-deque:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.1.16 Vulnerable ·Slice-deque Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hr3c-6mmp-6m39 slice-deque (crates.io) Fixed in 0.1.16 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20995
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr3c-6mmp-6m39
References
More Slice-deque Project Slice-deque vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-11643 An issue was discovered in the slice-deque crate before 0.2.0 for Rust. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-10555 An issue was discovered in the slice-deque crate through 2021-02-19 for Rust. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-20995 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20995 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hr3c-6mmp-6m39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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