CVE-2021-25903
Null pointer deference in cache
CVE-2021-25903 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cache Project Cache, published January 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.41%EPSS, 73rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An issue was discovered in the cache crate through 2021-01-01 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced.
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
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in the cache crate through 2021-01-01 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced.
- Record
CVE-2021-25903- 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 ListNo score
An issue was discovered in the cache crate through 2021-01-01 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced.
- Record
CVE-2021-25903- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1721No score
An issue was discovered in the cache crate through 2021-01-01 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1721- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gh87-6jr3-8q47
Null pointer deference in cache
An issue was discovered in the cache crate through 2021-01-01 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced.
- Record
GHSA-gh87-6jr3-8q47- 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-gh87-6jr3-8q47
Null pointer deference in cache
An issue was discovered in the cache crate through 2021-01-01 for Rust. A raw pointer is dereferenced.
- Record
GHSA-gh87-6jr3-8q47- 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-2021-0006
Exposes internally used raw pointer
Affected versions of this crate dereference a raw pointer that can be modified
without using unsafe code.
- Record
RUSTSEC-2021-0006- 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
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.