num-primes crate is unmaintained
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Description
The num-primes crate appears to be unmaintained.
In addition, it contains a critical correctness issue where certain prime numbers are incorrectly identified as non-prime. This makes the crate unsafe to rely on for applications requiring accurate primality testing.
Relevant issue: https://github.com/AtropineTears/num-primes/issues/1
cc: @AtropineTears (crate maintainer)
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
Start with the num-primes crate and its linked upstream issue to verify the reported primality-testing failure and the maintenance status. Then review how this advisory database records crate vulnerabilities; done means the report is validated and an appropriate advisory entry or documented resolution is added.
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
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100