CVE-2020-25574 json
Duplicate Advisory: Integer Overflow in HeaderMap::reserve() can cause Denial of Service
published 2019-11-16 6 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also CVE-2019-25008 , GHSA-x7vr-c387-8w57 , GHSA-xvc9-xwgj-4cq9 , RUSTSEC-2019-0033 , EUVD-2021-1930
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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).
Patch / fix
- crates.io http 0.1.20
- hyper http 0.1.20
- rust-http Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.1.19-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25574
- github.com/hyperium/http/issues/352 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/hyperium/http/issues/352 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | http | <0.1.20 >=0.0.0-0, <0.1.20 |
0.1.20 |
Classification
References
-
github.com
/hyperium/http/issues/352
web, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory, report
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0033.html
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25008
advisory
-
github.com
/hyperium/http
package
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25574
advisory
-
crates.io
/crates/http
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-25574
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xvc9-xwgj-4cq9
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x7vr-c387-8w57
- NVD CVE-2020-25574
- OSV RUSTSEC-2019-0033
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