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Vulnerability DatabaseRUSTSEC-2020-0053
RUSTSEC-2020-0053:
Rust vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
RUSTSEC-2020-0053 is a vulnerability that affects the webpki crate, causing a CPU denial of service condition in certificate path building operations. The issue was discovered and disclosed in 2020, impacting systems using the rustls-webpki library for certificate validation (Debian Tracker).
Technical details
The vulnerability manifests as a CPU-based denial of service condition specifically during certificate path building operations in the webpki library. This affects the certificate validation process, which is a critical security component in TLS implementations (Debian Tracker).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to excessive CPU consumption during certificate validation processes, potentially causing denial of service conditions in affected applications (Debian Tracker).
Exploitability
The vulnerability can be triggered during certificate path building operations, making it exploitable in scenarios where attackers can influence the certificate validation process (Debian Tracker).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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