CVE-2021-29511: Memory over-allocation in evm crate

CVE-2021-29511 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-30

Memory over-allocation in evm crate

Technologies: evm (crates.io), evm-core (crates.io). Vendors: crates.io.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-29511 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-29511 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-29511?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 30 January 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
evm (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.21.1; evm-core (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.21.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-29511?
Yes. evm (crates.io): upgrade to 0.21.1 or later; evm-core (crates.io): upgrade to 0.21.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-29511?
Check whether you run evm (crates.io) or evm-core (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

  • evm (crates.io): upgrade to 0.21.1 or later
    cargo update -p evm
  • evm-core (crates.io): upgrade to 0.21.1 or later
    cargo update -p evm-core

Affected products

  • evm (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.21.1
  • evm-core (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.21.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-29511
  • GHSA-4jwq-572w-4388

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