CVE-2021-45711 (High) detected in simple_asn1-0.5.4.crate

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CVE-2021-45711 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - simple_asn1-0.5.4.crate

A simple DER/ASN.1 encoding/decoding library.

Library home page: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/simple_asn1/0.5.4/download

Path to dependency file: /Cargo.toml

Path to vulnerable library: /Cargo.toml

Dependency Hierarchy:

• rust-ipfs-0.12.0 (Root Library)
  • simple_x509-1.1.0.crate
    • ❌ simple_asn1-0.5.4.crate (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 0210244c73d8447f5fea76a1f812bd534796c09a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the simple_asn1 crate 0.6.0 before 0.6.1 for Rust. There is a panic if UTCTime data, supplied by a remote attacker, has a second character greater than 0x7f.
Mend Note: Converted from WS-2021-0425, on 2022-11-07.

Publish Date: 2021-12-26

URL: CVE-2021-45711

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0125.html

Release Date: 2021-12-27

Fix Resolution: simple_asn1 - 0.6.1

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