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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-20997-use-after-free-in-openssl  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-06-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

Use after free in CMS Signing

Technologies: [openssl (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-openssl). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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