CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-20999

Incorrect Calculation

Published: Aug 26, 2019 | Modified: Aug 24, 2020
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered in the orion crate before 0.11.2 for Rust. reset() calls cause incorrect results.

Weakness

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Orion Orion_project * 0.11.2 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).
  • Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).

References