CVE-2023-42444 json
phonenumber panics on parsing crafted RF3966 inputs
published 2023-09-19 3 y ago modified 2026-10-13 26 d ago also GHSA-whhr-7f2w-qqj2 , RUSTSEC-2023-0082 , EUVD-2023-2608
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
phonenumber is a library for parsing, formatting and validating international phone numbers. Prior to versions `0.3.3+8.13.9` and `0.2.5+8.11.3`, the phonenumber parsing code may panic due to a panic-guarded out-of-bounds access on the phonenumber string. In a typical deployment of `rust-phonenumber`, this may get triggered by feeding a maliciously crafted phonenumber over the network, specifically the string `.;phone-context=`. Versions `0.3.3+8.13.9` and `0.2.5+8.11.3` contain a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
Patch / fix
- crates.io phonenumber 0.2.5, 0.3.3
- whisperfish phonenumber 0.2.5\+8.11.3, 0.3.3\+8.13.9
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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 | phonenumber | <0.2.5 >=0.3.0, <0.3.3 >=0.0.0-0, <0.2.5 |
0.2.5 0.3.3 |
Affected products
- whisperfish rust-phonenumber
Classification
References
-
github.com
/whisperfish/rust-phonenumber/commit/2dd44be94539c051b4dee55d1d9d349bd7bedde6
web, patch
-
github.com
/whisperfish/rust-phonenumber/commit/bea8e732b9cada617ede5cf51663dba183747f71
web, patch
-
github.com
/whisperfish/rust-phonenumber/security/advisories/GHSA-whhr-7f2w-qqj2
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42444
advisory
-
github.com
/whisperfish/rust-phonenumber
package
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0082.html
web, advisory
-
crates.io
/crates/phonenumber
package
-
cve.mitre.org
/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-42444
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-42444
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-whhr-7f2w-qqj2
- NVD CVE-2023-42444
- OSV RUSTSEC-2023-0082
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