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TI-2024-39055 Aliases GHSA-pfr9-2p92-qrhq

Databento Binary Encoding (DBN) has a heap buffer overflow using c_chars_to_str function

Priority LOW 38CWE-126Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

The `heap-buffer-overflow` is triggered in the `strlen()` function when handling the `c_chars_to_str` function in the dbn crate. This vulnerability occurs because the `CStr::from_ptr()` function in Rust assumes that the provided C string is null-terminated. However, there is no guarantee that the input chars array passed to the c_chars_to_str function is properly null-terminated. If the chars array does not contain a null byte (\0), strlen() will continue to read beyond the bounds of the buffer in search of a null terminator. This results in an out-of-bounds memory read and can lead to a heap-buffer-overflow, potentially causing memory corruption or exposing sensitive information.

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed dbn (crates.io): 0.22.1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—dbn (crates.io)before 0.22.10.22.1Patch availableGHSA-pfr9-2p92-qrhq
  • dbn (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.22.1 Fixed in 0.22.1 Patch available GHSA-pfr9-2p92-qrhq

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pfr9-2p92-qrhq dbn (crates.io) Fixed in 0.22.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-pfr9-2p92-qrhq

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