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rustc-serialize: vulnerability history, versions and safety

rustc-serialize is a package in the crates.io ecosystem. Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for it across 48 releases, from Jan 2022 to Apr 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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3 vulnerabilities recorded M1 U2
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3 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on rustc-serialize 0.3.25 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 0.3.25 has 3 known vulnerabilities, and 3 have no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 60/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Maintaining
  • Popularity Widely used
  • Community Quiet

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 0.3.25 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 3 over 3 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 28 Apr 2025 i
  • Highest CVSS n/a i
  • With no published fix 3 i
  • Depended on by 3,836 packages i
  • Stars 173 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 1/10 i
  • Last release 34 months ago i
  • Licence Apache-2.0 OR MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by crates.io, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for rustc-serialize, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
0.3.25 01 Dec 2023 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.24 21 Apr 2017 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.23 15 Mar 2017 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.22 07 Dec 2016 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.21 10 Nov 2016 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.20 09 Nov 2016 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.19 04 Apr 2016 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.18 10 Feb 2016 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.17 08 Feb 2016 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.16 16 Aug 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.15 06 Jun 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.14 27 Apr 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.13 23 Apr 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.12 03 Apr 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.11 02 Apr 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.10 29 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.9 29 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.7 25 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.6 19 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.5 17 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.4 16 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.3 14 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.2 12 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.1 04 Mar 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.3.0 24 Feb 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.15 20 Feb 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.14 19 Feb 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.13 15 Feb 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.12 05 Feb 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.11 03 Feb 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.10 28 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.9 23 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.8 15 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.7 09 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.6 07 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.5 06 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.4 05 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.3 04 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.2 03 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.1 02 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.2.0 01 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.1.6 01 Jan 2015 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.1.5 24 Dec 2014 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.1.4 23 Dec 2014 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.1.3 21 Dec 2014 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.1.2 19 Dec 2014 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.1.1 18 Dec 2014 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →
0.1.0 11 Dec 2014 M1 U2 Apache-2.0 OR MIT No Details →

All 48 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2022 2
  • 2025 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 3 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for rustc-serialize

The 3 most severe of 3 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2022-0004: Stack overflow in rustc_serialize when parsing deeply nested JSON N/A unrated No fix published 01 Jan 2022
Stack Overflow in rustc_serialize when parsing deeply nested JSON N/A medium No fix published 17 Jun 2022
Unmaintained Package Alert: rustc-serialize Vulnerability N/A unrated No fix published 28 Apr 2025

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About rustc-serialize

Is rustc-serialize safe to use?

Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for rustc-serialize in crates.io: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium and 0 low, plus 2 not yet rated. 3 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

What is rustc-serialize's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores rustc-serialize 60/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of rustc-serialize affected?

Yes. 0.3.25, the version you would install today, has 3 known vulnerabilities, and 3 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of rustc-serialize should I use?

0.3.25 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does rustc-serialize have?

3 vulnerabilities are recorded for rustc-serialize in the crates.io ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium and 0 low, plus 2 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new rustc-serialize vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for rustc-serialize in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 01 Jan 2022. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of rustc-serialize are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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