An issue was discovered in the memoffset crate before 0.5.0 for Rust.
Priority LOW 36CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the memoffset crate before 0.5.0 for Rust. offset_of and span_of can cause exposure of uninitialized memory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01766 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed memoffset (crates.io): 0.5.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | memoffset (crates.io) | before 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rh89-x75f-rh3c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- memoffset (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.0 Fixed in 0.5.0 Patch available GHSA-rh89-x75f-rh3c
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:memoffset_project:memoffset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.5.0 | Vulnerable | Memoffset Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:memoffset_project:memoffset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·Memoffset Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rh89-x75f-rh3c memoffset (crates.io) Fixed in 0.5.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15553
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh89-x75f-rh3c
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-15553 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15553 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rh89-x75f-rh3c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-15553 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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