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RUSTSEC-2025-0109

Out-of-bounds memory access in binary_read_to_ref and binary_write_from_ref
Reported
Issued
Package
binary_vec_io (crates.io)
Type
INFO Unsound
Categories
Keywords
#buffer-overflow #soundness
References
Patched
no patched versions
Affected Functions
Version
binary_vec_io::binary_read_to_ref
  • <=0.1.12
binary_vec_io::binary_write_from_ref
  • <=0.1.12

Description

Safe functions accept a single &T or &mut T but multiply by n to create slices extending beyond allocated memory when n > 1.

These functions use from_raw_parts to create slices larger than the underlying allocation, violating memory safety.

The binary_vec_io repository is archived and unmaintained.

Advisory available under CC0-1.0 license.