CVE-2021-25904
Null pointer deference in av-data
An issue was discovered in the av-data crate before 0.3.0 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced, leading to a read of an arbitrary memory address, sometimes causing a segfault.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in the av-data crate before 0.3.0 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced, leading to a read of an arbitrary memory address, sometimes causing a segfault.
- Record
CVE-2021-25904- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the av-data crate before 0.3.0 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced, leading to a read of an arbitrary memory address, sometimes causing a segfault.
- Record
CVE-2021-25904- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1529 No score
An issue was discovered in the av-data crate before 0.3.0 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced, leading to a read of an arbitrary memory address, sometimes causing a segfault.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1529- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-352p-rhvq-7g78
Null pointer deference in av-data
An issue was discovered in the av-data crate before 0.3.0 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced, leading to a read of an arbitrary memory address, sometimes causing a segfault.
- Record
GHSA-352p-rhvq-7g78- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-352p-rhvq-7g78
Null pointer deference in av-data
An issue was discovered in the av-data crate before 0.3.0 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced, leading to a read of an arbitrary memory address, sometimes causing a segfault.
- Record
GHSA-352p-rhvq-7g78- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRUSTSEC-2021-0007
`Frame::copy_from_raw_parts` can lead to segfault without `unsafe`
fn Frame::copy_from_raw_parts() is a safe API that can take a
raw pointer and dereference it. It is possible to read arbitrary memory address
with an arbitrarily fed pointer. This allows the safe API to access & read
arbitrary address in memory. Feeding an invalid memory address pointer to
the API may also cause the program to segfault.
The flaw was corrected in https://github.com/rust-av/rust-av/pull/137,
by removing the API fn Frame::copy_from_raw_parts().
- Record
RUSTSEC-2021-0007- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-25904 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Av-data Project Av-data, published January 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in av-data 0.3.0.