CVE-2024-58253 json
obfstr Type Confusion vulnerability
published 2025-05-02 18 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-v2p5-q653-9j99 , EUVD-2024-54445
- cvss
- 2.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
Patch / fix
- crates.io obfstr 0.4.4
- CasualX obfstr 0.4.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | obfstr | <0.4.4 |
0.4.4 |
Affected products
- CasualX obfstr
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-58253
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v2p5-q653-9j99
- NVD CVE-2024-58253
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