# CVE-2021-45700: RUSTSEC-2021-0109 - Process crashes when the cell used as DepGroup is not alive

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-45700-process-crashes-when-the-cell-used-as-depgroup-is-not-alive  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-07-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-45700 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-07-25

Process crashes when the cell used as DepGroup is not alive

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-45700 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-45700 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-45700?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 July 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ckb (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.40.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.40.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-45700?** Yes. ckb (crates.io): upgrade to 0.40.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-45700?** Check whether you run ckb (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

- ckb (crates.io): upgrade to 0.40.0 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p ckb
  ```


## Affected products

- ckb (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.40.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.40.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-45700
- GHSA-45p7-c959-rgcm
- GHSA-cw98-cx2m-9qqg
- RUSTSEC-2021-0109

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