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GHSA-hxf5-99xg-86hw

cap-std doesn't fully sandbox all the Windows device filenames

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Low CVE-2024-51756

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
crates.io cap-std < 3.4.1 3.4.1
crates.io cap-async-std < 3.4.1 3.4.1
crates.io cap-primitives < 3.4.1 3.4.1

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

### Impact cap-std's filesystem sandbox implementation on Windows blocks access to special device filenames such as "COM1", "COM2", "LPT0", "LPT1", and so on, however it did not block access to the special device filenames which use superscript digits, such as "COM¹", "COM²", "LPT⁰", "LPT¹", and so on. Untrusted filesystem paths could bypass the sandbox and access devices through those special device filenames with superscript digits, and through them provide access peripheral devices connected to the computer, or network resources mapped to those devices. This can include modems, printers, network printers, and any other device connected to a serial or parallel port, including emulated USB serial ports. ### Patches The bug is fixed in https://github.com/bytecodealliance/cap-std/pull/371, which is published in cap-primitives 3.4.1, cap-std 3.4.1, and cap-async-std 3.4.1. ### Workarounds There are no known workarounds for this issue. Affected Windows users are recommended to upgrade. ### References - [Microsoft's documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#naming-conventions) of the special device filenames - [ISO-8859-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_8859-1) - https://github.com/bytecodealliance/cap-std/pull/371

References

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