CVE-2021-45684

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

An issue was discovered in the flumedb crate through 2021-01-07 for Rust. read_entry may read from uninitialized memory locations.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 62.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 27, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/flumedb/RUSTSEC-2021-0086.md
cve@mitrehttps://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0086.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/flumedb/RUSTSEC-2021-0086.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0086.html

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

crates.io(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
flumedb	—	0.1.6	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-45684?

CVE-2021-45684 is a critical vulnerability published on December 27, 2021. An issue was discovered in the flumedb crate through 2021-01-07 for Rust. read_entry may read from uninitialized memory locations.

When was CVE-2021-45684 disclosed?

CVE-2021-45684 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 27, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-45684 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-45684 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-45684?

CVE-2021-45684 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-45684?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-45684, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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