Out-of-bounds Read Affecting buffered-reader package, versions >=1.0.2 <1.1.0>=1.1.5 <1.2.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-BUFFEREDREADER-11484209
  • published6 Aug 2025
  • disclosed28 Jul 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Jul 2025

NewCVE-2023-53161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade buffered-reader to version 1.1.0, 1.2.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read due to improper bounds checking in the read process. An attacker can cause a panic and potentially crash the application by providing specially crafted input that triggers out-of-bounds array access.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1