CVE-2023-53156 transpose: Buffer overflow due to integer overflow
An integer overflow in the transpose crate allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input dimensions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-53156?
CVE-2023-53156 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ejmahler transpose, published on 27 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The transpose crate before 0.2.3 for Rust allows an integer overflow via input_width and input_height arguments.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53156?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including transpose. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
transpose crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 0.2.3 |
transpose crates.io | From 0.1.0 | 0.2.3 |
transpose crates.io | From 0.1.0 | 0.2.3 |
Products include Ejmahler Transpose.
How do I fix CVE-2023-53156?
Upgrade transpose to 0.2.3 or later.
Is CVE-2023-53156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53156, GHSA-5gmm-6m36-r7jh, RUSTSEC-2023-0080, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53156.