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RUSTSEC-2025-0141: Bincode is unmaintained
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Description
Bincode is unmaintained
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Status | unmaintained |
| Package | bincode |
| Version | 1.3.3 |
| URL | https://git.sr.ht/~stygianentity/bincode/tree/v3.0/item/README.md |
| Date | 2025-12-16 |
Due to a doxxing and harassment incident, the bincode team has taken the decision to cease development permanently.
The team considers version 1.3.3 a complete version of bincode that is not in need of any updates.
Alternatives to consider
* [wincode](https://crates.io/crates/wincode)
* [postcard](https://crates.io/crates/postcard)
* [bitcode](https://crates.io/crates/bitcode)
* [rkyv](https://crates.io/crates/rkyv)
See advisory page for additional details.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the repository's use of bincode 1.3.3, then assess the listed alternatives and define a migration scope; done means the unmaintained dependency is addressed and the relevant checks pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100