Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting rust-http package, versions <0.1.19-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.53% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-RUSTHTTP-5695313
  • published15 Sept 2020
  • disclosed14 Sept 2020

Introduced: 14 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-25574  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 rust-http to version 0.1.19-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rust-http package and not the rust-http package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the http crate before 0.1.20 for Rust. An integer overflow in HeaderMap::reserve() could result in denial of service (e.g., an infinite loop).

CVSS Base Scores

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