An issue was discovered in the ws crate through 2020-09-25 for Rust.
Priority LOW 36CWE-770Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the ws crate through 2020-09-25 for Rust. The outgoing buffer is not properly limited, leading to a remote memory-consumption attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01352 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
| — | ws (crates.io) | up to 0.9.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-rh7x-ppxx-p34c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ws (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.9.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-rh7x-ppxx-p34c
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ws-rs_project:ws-rs:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | up to 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Ws-rs Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ws-rs_project:ws-rs:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions up to 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Ws-rs Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35896
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh7x-ppxx-p34c
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-35896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rh7x-ppxx-p34c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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