RUSTSEC-2024-0436 paste - no longer maintained
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Check this codebase for RUSTSEC-2024-0436 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: RUSTSEC-2024-0436 is a vulnerability in paste, published on 7 Oct 2024.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2024-0436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- paste (crates.io): affected from 0.0.0-0; no fix listed
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/RUSTSEC-2024-0436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/RUSTSEC-2024-0436/index.md)
The paste crate is unmaintained, posing supply chain risks; developers should migrate to maintained alternatives like pastey.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is RUSTSEC-2024-0436?
RUSTSEC-2024-0436 is a vulnerability in paste, published on 7 Oct 2024.
Official description
The creator of the crate paste has stated in the README.md
that this project is not longer maintained as well as archived the repository
Possible Alternative(s)
pastey: a fork of paste and is aimed to be a drop-in replacement with additional features for paste cratewith_builtin_macros: crate providing a superset ofpaste's functionality including generalmacro_rules!eager expansions andconcat!/concat_idents!macros
Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2024-0436?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including paste.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
paste crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | None |
How do I fix RUSTSEC-2024-0436?
No fix has been published for RUSTSEC-2024-0436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is RUSTSEC-2024-0436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2024-0436 in the wild and no public exploit code.