Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25574
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the rust-http package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-http | 0.1.19-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25574 |
| Debian:13 | rust-http | 0.1.19-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25574 |
| Debian:14 | rust-http | 0.1.19-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25574 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-http | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25574 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-http | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25574 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-http | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25574 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-http | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25574 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0033.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/hyperium/http/issues/352 x_refsource_MISC