CVE-2018-20997: RUSTSEC-2018-0010 - Use after free in CMS Signing

CVE-2018-20997 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-06-01

Use after free in CMS Signing

Technologies: openssl (crates.io). Vendors: crates.io.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-20997 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-20997 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-20997?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 1 June 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
openssl (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.10.8,fixed=0.10.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-20997?
Yes. openssl (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-20997?
Check whether you run openssl (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • openssl (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.9 or later
    cargo update -p openssl

Affected products

  • openssl (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.10.8,fixed=0.10.9

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-20997
  • GHSA-xjxc-vfw2-cg96
  • RUSTSEC-2018-0010

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