An issue was discovered in the buffoon crate through 2020-12-31 for Rust.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the buffoon crate through 2020-12-31 for Rust. InputStream::read_exact may read from uninitialized memory locations.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0123 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
| — | buffoon (crates.io) | up to 0.5.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-v938-qcc9-rwv8 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- buffoon (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-v938-qcc9-rwv8
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:buffoon_project:buffoon:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | 0.5.0 | Vulnerable | Buffoon Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:buffoon_project:buffoon:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·Buffoon Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36512
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v938-qcc9-rwv8
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-36512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v938-qcc9-rwv8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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