fast-fault has a segmentation fault due to lack of bound check
Key facts
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
In this case, the "fast_float::common::AsciiStr::first" method within the "AsciiStr" struct uses the unsafe keyword to reading from memory without performing bounds checking. Specifically, it directly dereferences a pointer offset by "self.ptr". Because of the above reason, the method accesses invalid memory address when it takes an empty string as its input. This approach violates Rust’s memory safety guarantees, as it can lead to invalid memory access if empty buffer is provided. No patched version for fast-float crate has been released, but a patch is available in the fast-float2 fork.
Why it matters now
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 |
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| — | fast-float (crates.io) | up to 0.2.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-8655-xgh5-5vvq |
- fast-float (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-8655-xgh5-5vvq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-8655-xgh5-5vvq
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