An issue was discovered in the http crate before 0.1.20 for Rust.
Priority LOW 38CWE-190Published · 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-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the http crate before 0.1.20 for Rust. An integer overflow in HeaderMap::reserve() could result in denial of service (e.g., an infinite loop).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02529 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed http (crates.io): 0.1.20
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 |
| — | http (crates.io) | before 0.1.20 | 0.1.20 | Patch available | GHSA-x7vr-c387-8w57 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- http (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.20 Fixed in 0.1.20 Patch available GHSA-x7vr-c387-8w57
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-x7vr-c387-8w57 http (crates.io) Fixed in 0.1.20 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25574
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7vr-c387-8w57
References
More hyperium Http vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15149 An issue was discovered in the http crate before 0.1.20 for Rust. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-25574 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25574 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7vr-c387-8w57 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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