RUSTSEC-2024-0333 `rsa-export` is unmaintained

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The unmaintained rsa-export crate uses non-constant-time operations, potentially exposing RSA keys to side-channel attacks.

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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
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What is RUSTSEC-2024-0333?

RUSTSEC-2024-0333 is a vulnerability in rsa-export, published on 6 Apr 2024.

Official description

This crate has been deprecated in favour of using the native support for exporting RSA keys into the standard PEM format.
See docs.rs documentation.

In addition to that, the operations in this crate (arithmetic and Base64 encoding) are not done in constant-time, potentially exposing the user to sidechannel attacks.

Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2024-0333?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including rsa-export.

PackageAffectedFixed in
rsa-export crates.ioFrom 0.0.0-0None

How do I fix RUSTSEC-2024-0333?

No fix has been published for RUSTSEC-2024-0333 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is RUSTSEC-2024-0333 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2024-0333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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