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RUSTSEC-2023-0124

bit-flags was removed from crates.io for malicious code

Reported
Issued
Package
bit-flags
Type
Vulnerability
Categories
Patched
no patched versions

Description

This crate was part of a typosquatting malware cluster published by the user alexrichton to run an arbitrary malware payload on Windows hosts.

This advisory is to retrospectively document this attempted attack. The version information and download records of the malicious crate are no longer available. The related malicious crates have been yanked, and the malicious account has been banned.

Advisory available under CC0-1.0 license.