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TI-2021-20791 Aliases CVE-2021-45704GHSA-cwvc-87xq-pc5m

An issue was discovered in the metrics-util crate before 0.7.0 for Rust.

Priority LOW 37CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · 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 metrics-util crate before 0.7.0 for Rust. There is a data race and memory corruption because AtomicBucket<T> unconditionally implements the Send and Sync traits.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00766 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed metrics-util (crates.io): 0.7.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—metrics-util (crates.io)before 0.7.00.7.0Patch availableGHSA-cwvc-87xq-pc5m
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • metrics-util (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.7.0 Fixed in 0.7.0 Patch available GHSA-cwvc-87xq-pc5m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:metrics-util_project:metrics-util:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*before 0.7.0VulnerableMetrics-util Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:metrics-util_project:metrics-util:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·Metrics-util Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-cwvc-87xq-pc5m metrics-util (crates.io) Fixed in 0.7.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45704
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwvc-87xq-pc5m

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