An issue was discovered in the reffers crate through 2020-12-01 for Rust.
Priority LOW 21CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the reffers crate through 2020-12-01 for Rust. ARefss can contain a !Send,!Sync object, leading to a data race and memory corruption.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00245 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed reffers (crates.io): 0.6.1
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 |
| — | reffers (crates.io) | before 0.6.1 | 0.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-39xg-8p43-h76x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- reffers (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.6.1 Fixed in 0.6.1 Patch available GHSA-39xg-8p43-h76x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:reffers_project:reffers:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | up to 2020-12-01 | Vulnerable | Reffers Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:reffers_project:reffers:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions up to 2020-12-01 Vulnerable ·Reffers Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-39xg-8p43-h76x reffers (crates.io) Fixed in 0.6.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39xg-8p43-h76x
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-36203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-39xg-8p43-h76x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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