CVE-2020-22429
redox-os v0.1.0 was discovered to contain a use-after-free bug via the gethostbyaddr() function...
redox-os v0.1.0 was discovered to contain a use-after-free bug via the gethostbyaddr() function at /src/header/netdb/mod.rs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
redox-os v0.1.0 was discovered to contain a use-after-free bug via the gethostbyaddr() function at /src/header/netdb/mod.rs.
- Record
CVE-2020-22429- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
redox-os v0.1.0 was discovered to contain a use-after-free bug via the gethostbyaddr() function at /src/header/netdb/mod.rs.
- Record
CVE-2020-22429- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-15190
redox-os v0.1.0 was discovered to contain a use-after-free bug via the gethostbyaddr() function at /src/header/netdb/mod.rs.
- Record
EUVD-2020-15190- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6vqj-7hpc-pvfj
redox-os v0.1.0 was discovered to contain a use-after-free bug via the gethostbyaddr() function...
redox-os v0.1.0 was discovered to contain a use-after-free bug via the gethostbyaddr() function at /src/header/netdb/mod.rs.
- Record
GHSA-6vqj-7hpc-pvfj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-22429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Redox-os Redox, published May 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.