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RUSTSEC-2025-0003

Segmentation fault due to lack of bound check

Reported
Issued
Package
fast-float (crates.io)
Type
Vulnerability
Categories
References
Patched
no patched versions
Affected Functions
Version
fast_float::common::AsciiStr::first
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Description

In this case, the "fast_float::common::AsciiStr::first" method within the "AsciiStr" struct uses the unsafe keyword to reading from memory without performing bounds checking. Specifically, it directly dereferences a pointer offset by "self.ptr". Because of the above reason, the method accesses invalid memory address when it takes an empty string as its input. This approach violates Rust’s memory safety guarantees, as it can lead to invalid memory access if empty buffer is provided.

No patched version for fast-float crate has been released, but a patch is available in the fast-float2 fork.

Advisory available under CC0-1.0 license.