An issue was discovered in the parse_duration crate through 2021-03-18 for Rust.
Priority LOW 35CWE-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 parse_duration crate through 2021-03-18 for Rust. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a duration string with a large exponent.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01036 64th 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 |
| — | parse_duration (crates.io) | up to 2.1.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-qpgv-g792-wh6x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- parse_duration (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qpgv-g792-wh6x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:parse_duration_project:parse_duration:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | up to 2021-03-18 | Vulnerable | Parse Duration Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:parse_duration_project:parse_duration:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions up to 2021-03-18 Vulnerable ·Parse Duration Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29932
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpgv-g792-wh6x
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-29932 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29932 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpgv-g792-wh6x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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