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Vulnerability · RUSTSEC-2026-0432

: decoding untrusted input can allocate memory from an unchecked length prefix (denial of service)

Published Oct 31, 2026 · RustSec Rust

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for RUSTSEC-2026-0432. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare RustSec Rust with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
RustSec Rust

is a serialization library whose trait reads length-prefixed values. For and , the length-prefixed implementations read a 4-byte big-endian length and allocate a buffer of that size **before** reading the payload. Because the declared length is taken straight from the input with no upper bound and no cross-check against the bytes actually available, a tiny input can force an allocation of up to ~4 GiB. Code that decodes untrusted data through can therefore be made to spike memory use and be OOM-killed (CWE-400, uncontrolled resource consumption). The affected path, in : Any code that decodes a

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix RUSTSEC-2026-0432

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the rustsec record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for RUSTSEC-2026-0432. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare RustSec Rust with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 31, 2026 · RustSec Advisory DB

    Detected

    is a serialization library whose trait reads length-prefixed values. For and , the length-prefixed implementations read a 4-byte big-endian length and allocate a buffer of that size **before** reading the payload. Because the declared length is taken straight from the input with no upper bound and no cross-check against the bytes actually available, a tiny input can force an allocation of up to ~4

Sources

  • RustSec Advisory DBVendor advisoryRUSTSEC-2026-0432

    is a serialization library whose trait reads length-prefixed values. For and , the length-prefixed implementations read a 4-byte big-endian length and allocate a buffer of that size **before** reading the payload. Because the declared length is taken straight from the input with

    crates.io

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Unknown date. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • RustSec Advisory DBNov 7, 2026