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RUSTSEC-2022-0048: xml-rs is Unmaintained

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Description

> xml-rs is Unmaintained

| Details | |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Status | unmaintained |
| Package | `xml-rs` |
| Version | `0.8.4` |
| URL | [https://github.com/netvl/xml-rs/issues](https://github.com/netvl/xml-rs/issues) |
| Date | 2022-01-26 |

xml-rs is a XML parser has open issues around parsing including integer
overflows / panics that may or may not be an issue with untrusted data.

Together with these open issues with Unmaintained status xml-rs
may or may not be suited to parse untrusted data.

## Alternatives

- [quick-xml](https://crates.io/crates/quick-xml)

See [advisory page](https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2022-0048.html) for additional details.

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Research direction

Start by locating where the Rust project declares or uses xml-rs 0.8.4, then read the linked RustSec advisory and compare the listed quick-xml alternative. The issue does not define a concrete change; completion would require determining and addressing the project's use of the unmaintained parser.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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