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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 |
| 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
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
Start by searching the repository's dependency declarations and source for xml-rs 0.8.4. Read the linked RustSec advisory and evaluate the listed quick-xml alternative against the current usage; done when the unmaintained parser is replaced or a documented, validated mitigation is in place.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100