An issue was discovered in the generator crate before 0.6.18 for Rust.
Priority LOW 36CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the generator crate before 0.6.18 for Rust. Uninitialized memory is used by Scope, done, and yield_ during API calls.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01635 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed generator (crates.io): 0.6.18
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 |
| — | generator (crates.io) | before 0.6.18 | 0.6.18 | Patch available | GHSA-6c65-xcf5-299x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- generator (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.6.18 Fixed in 0.6.18 Patch available GHSA-6c65-xcf5-299x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:generator-rs_project:generator-rs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.6.18 | Vulnerable | Generator-rs Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:generator-rs_project:generator-rs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.6.18 Vulnerable ·Generator-rs Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6c65-xcf5-299x generator (crates.io) Fixed in 0.6.18 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c65-xcf5-299x
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2019-16144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c65-xcf5-299x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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