CVE-2018-25025: Out-of-bounds Write in actix-web

January 6, 2022

An issue was discovered in the actix-web crate before 0.7.15 for Rust. It can unsoundly extend the lifetime of a string, leading to memory corruption.

References

github.com/actix/actix-web.git
github.com/actix/actix-web/issues/289
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgfm-hqjw-3265
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25025
raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-web/RUSTSEC-2018-0019.md
rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2018-0019.html

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