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Vulnerability DatabaseRUSTSEC-2024-0362
RUSTSEC-2024-0362:
Rust vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stack overflow vulnerability was discovered in the JsonAbi::parse method of alloy-core v0.7.7. The issue was reported on July 30, 2024, affecting the json-abi component of the alloy-rs/core library. The vulnerability was identified during fuzzing operations and could cause program crashes (Core Issue).
Technical details
The vulnerability manifests as a stack overflow error in the slice comparison functionality, specifically in the _$LT$$u5b$A$u5d$$u20$as$u20$core..slice..cmp..SlicePartialEq$LT$B$GT$$GT$::equal method. The issue was discovered through fuzzing tests using cargo-fuzz, where deeply nested JSON structures could trigger the stack overflow condition (Core Issue).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability causes the program to crash due to stack overflow, potentially affecting applications that rely on the JsonAbi::parse functionality in alloy-core (Core Issue).
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue was addressed and fixed in pull request #703 of the alloy-rs/core repository. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the library that includes this fix (Core Issue).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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