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Cargo audit showing issue with latest Candid

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Description

Crate: paste
Version: 1.0.15
Warning: unmaintained
Title: paste - no longer maintained
Date: 2024-10-07
ID: RUSTSEC-2024-0436
URL: https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0436
Dependency tree:
paste 1.0.15
└── candid 0.10.14
├── ic-management-canister-types 0.3.1
│ └── ic-cdk 0.18.3
│ └── backend 0.1.0
├── ic-cdk-macros 0.18.3
│ └── ic-cdk 0.18.3
├── ic-cdk 0.18.3
└── backend 0.1.0

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the Cargo dependency tree shown in the report and inspect how candid 0.10.14 brings in paste 1.0.15. Run cargo audit to reproduce RUSTSEC-2024-0436, then determine the supported dependency change needed to remove the unmaintained crate and verify that the audit no longer reports it.

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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
35/100

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