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CVE-2021-28877

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls...

7.5 HighFix available

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

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

1.39%Up 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

Record
CVE-2021-28877
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

Record
CVE-2021-28877
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15530 No score

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

Record
EUVD-2021-15530
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r23x-h32h-x9jh 7.5

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls...

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

Record
GHSA-r23x-h32h-x9jh
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

Record
CVE-2021-28877
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-28877 7.5

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28877
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2021-1214 9.8

rust security update

Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety.

Security Fix(es):

In the standard library in Rust before 1.49.0, String::retain() function has a panic safety problem. It allows creation of a non-UTF-8 Rust string when the provided closure panics. This bug could result in a memory safety violation when other string APIs assume that UTF-8 encoding is used on the same string.(CVE-2020-36317)

In the standard library in Rust before 1.50.0, read_to_end() does not validate the return value from Read in an unsafe context. This bug could lead to a buffer overflow.(CVE-2021-28875)

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() more than once for the same index (under certain conditions) when next_back() and next() are used together. This bug could lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.(CVE-2021-28878)

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.(CVE-2021-28877)

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, the Zip implementation has a panic safety issue. It calls __iterator_get_unchecked() more than once for the same index when the underlying iterator panics (in certain conditions). This bug could lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.(CVE-2021-28876)

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, the Zip implementation can report an incorrect size due to an integer overflow. This bug can lead to a buffer overflow when a consumed Zip iterator is used again.(CVE-2021-28879)

In the standard library in Rust before 1.49.0, VecDeque::make_contiguous has a bug that pops the same element more than once under certain condition. This bug could result in a use-after-free or double free.(CVE-2020-36318)

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, there is an optimization for joining strings that can cause uninitialized bytes to be exposed (or the program to crash) if the borrowed string changes after its length is checked.(CVE-2020-36323)

Record
OESA-2021-1214
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2021:3042 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: rust-toolset-1.52 and rust-toolset-1.52-rust security and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2021:3042
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2021:3063 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: rust-toolset:rhel8 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2021:3063
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2021:3063 9.8

Moderate: rust-toolset:rhel8 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Rust Toolset provides the Rust programming language compiler rustc, the cargo build tool and dependency manager, and required libraries.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rust (1.52.1). (BZ#1953002)

Security Fix(es):

  • rust: optimization for joining strings can cause uninitialized bytes to be exposed (CVE-2020-36323)

  • rust: heap-based buffer overflow in read_to_end() because it does not validate the return value from Read in an unsafe context (CVE-2021-28875)

  • rust: panic safety issue in Zip implementation (CVE-2021-28876)

  • rust: memory safety violation in Zip implementation for nested iter::Zips (CVE-2021-28877)

  • rust: memory safety violation in Zip implementation when next_back() and next() are used together (CVE-2021-28878)

  • rust: integer overflow in the Zip implementation can lead to a buffer overflow (CVE-2021-28879)

  • rust: double free in Vec::from_iter function if freeing the element panics (CVE-2021-31162)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

For information on usage, see Using Rust Toolset linked in the References section.

Record
RLSA-2021:3063
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28877 7.5

In the standard library in Rust before 1.51.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() for the same index more than once when nested. This bug can lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for the TrustedRandomAccess trait.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28877
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
rustc
Debian:12
before 1.53.0+dfsg1-1
1.53.0+dfsg1-1
rustc
Debian:13
before 1.53.0+dfsg1-1
1.53.0+dfsg1-1
rustc
Debian:14
before 1.53.0+dfsg1-1
1.53.0+dfsg1-1
rust
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 1.51.0-1.oe1
1.51.0-1.oe1
rust-toolset-1.52
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.el7_9
0:1.52.1-1.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-build
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.el7_9
0:1.52.1-1.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-cargo
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-cargo-doc
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-clippy
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rls
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
rust-toolset-1.52-runtime
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.el7_9
0:1.52.1-1.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-analysis
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-debugger-common
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-debuginfo
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-doc
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-gdb
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-lldb
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-src
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rust-std-static
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
rust-toolset-1.52-rustfmt
Red Hat:devtools:2021
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
0:1.52.1-2.el7_9
cargo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
cargo-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
cargo-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
clippy
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
clippy-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rls
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rls-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-analysis
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-debugger-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-gdb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-lldb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-src
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-std-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust-toolset
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rustfmt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rustfmt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9
rust
Rocky Linux:8
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+641+ca238f88
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+641+ca238f88
rust-toolset
Rocky Linux:8
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+641+ca238f88
0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+641+ca238f88
rustc
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.15.1+dfsg0-1~exp1ubuntu2~14.04.71.17.0+dfsg2-8~ubuntu0.14.04.31.21.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu3~14.04.51.22.1+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu2~14.04.21.24.1+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
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1.25.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu1~14.04.11.28.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu1~14.04.11.30.0+dfsg1+llvm-2ubuntu1~14.04.11.31.0+dfsg1+llvm-2ubuntu1~14.04.11.31.0+dfsg1+llvm-2ubuntu1~14.04.1ubuntu1
None known
rustc
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.7.0+dfsg1-11.15.1+dfsg0-1~exp1ubuntu2~16.04.31.17.0+dfsg2-8~ubuntu0.16.04.21.21.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu3~16.04.11.22.1+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu2~16.04.2
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1.24.1+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu1~16.04.11.25.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu1~16.04.11.28.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu1~16.04.11.30.0+dfsg1+llvm-2ubuntu1~16.04.11.31.0+dfsg1+llvm-2ubuntu1~16.04.11.32.0+dfsg1+llvm-1ubuntu1~16.04.11.34.1+dfsg2+llvm-0ubuntu1~16.04.11.35.0+dfsg0.1+llvm-0ubuntu1~16.04.11.36.0+dfsg1+llvm-2ubuntu1~16.04.11.37.0+dfsg1+llvm-1ubuntu1~16.04.11.39.0+dfsg1+llvm-3ubuntu1~16.04.11.41.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu1~16.04.11.43.0+dfsg1+llvm-1~exp1ubuntu2~16.04.11.47.0+dfsg1+llvm-1ubuntu1~16.04.11.47.0+dfsg1+llvm-1ubuntu1~16.04.1ubuntu2
None known
rustc
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 1.51.0+dfsg1+llvm-1~exp3ubuntu1~20.04.2, plus listed versions
1.37.0+dfsg1+llvm-1ubuntu11.38.0+dfsg0.2+llvm-0ubuntu11.38.0+dfsg0.2+llvm-0ubuntu21.39.0+dfsg1+llvm-3ubuntu11.40.0+dfsg1+llvm-5ubuntu1
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1.41.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu11.41.0+dfsg1+llvm-0ubuntu21.43.0+dfsg1+llvm-1~exp1ubuntu1~20.04.11.47.0+dfsg1+llvm-1ubuntu1~20.04.1
1.51.0+dfsg1+llvm-1~exp3ubuntu1~20.04.2

History

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aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-28877 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rust-lang Rust, published April 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in rustc 1.53.0+dfsg1-1.

References

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