An issue was discovered in the heapless crate before 0.6.1 for Rust.
Priority LOW 35CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the heapless crate before 0.6.1 for Rust. The IntoIter Clone implementation clones an entire underlying Vec without considering whether it has already been partially consumed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01233 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed heapless (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 |
| — | heapless (crates.io) | before 0.6.1 | 0.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-qgwf-r2jj-2ccv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- heapless (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.6.1 Fixed in 0.6.1 Patch available GHSA-qgwf-r2jj-2ccv
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:heapless_project:heapless:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | before 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | Heapless Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:heapless_project:heapless:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Heapless Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qgwf-r2jj-2ccv heapless (crates.io) Fixed in 0.6.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgwf-r2jj-2ccv
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2020-36464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgwf-r2jj-2ccv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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