CVE-2024-24576
Description
A command injection flaw was found in Rust, exclusive to Windows environments. When invoking batch files on Windows using the Command API, Rust explicitly uses cmd.exe which has complicated parsing rules for arguments. If an attacker can control part of the command arguments of the batch file, this could bypass the argument escaping and inject arbitrary shell commands.
Statement
This vulnerability exclusively applies to applications running on Windows. Red Hat does not provide any Windows targets for Rust.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability,Non-Repudiation
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories; Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; Hide Activities
Attackers could execute unauthorized operating system commands, which could then be used to disable the product, or read and modify data for which the attacker does not have permissions to access directly. Since the targeted application is directly executing the commands instead of the attacker, any malicious activities may appear to come from the application or the application's owner.
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