GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr: Plutonium Library Exclusively Intended To Obfuscate Vulnerability

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GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr is a MODERATE library exclusively intended to obfuscate vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Plutonium libraries in the crates.io ecosystem. The issue involves library exclusively intended to obfuscate code.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Plutonium
Package Ecosystem crates.io
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Plutonium dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

plutonium fixed: Latest secure release 
Upgrade plutonium to Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for plutonium

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr, inspect your project dependencies for Plutonium:

inspect dependencies for plutonium

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Plutonium in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Plutonium, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

This crate allows you to write safe functions with unsafe bodies without the `unsafe` keyword. The value this adds is questionable, and hides `unsafe` usages from naive analysis.

GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr Affected Plutonium Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
plutonium
 crates.io
≤ 0.5.2

References

Plutonium Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/mxxo/plutonium
rustsec.org/advisories/rustsec-... WEB
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0011.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr?
GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr is a security vulnerability in Plutonium involving Library exclusively intended to obfuscate code. under General Security Weakness.
Which Plutonium versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: plutonium.
What version fixes GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is plutonium affected?
Yes, plutonium is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr?
GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check crates.io dependencies for GHSA-gfg9-x6px-r7gr?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for plutonium'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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