CVE-2024-58253
obfstr Type Confusion vulnerability
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
- Record
CVE-2024-58253- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-54445
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
- Record
EUVD-2024-54445- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v2p5-q653-9j99
obfstr Type Confusion vulnerability
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
- Record
GHSA-v2p5-q653-9j99- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
- Record
CVE-2024-58253- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
- Record
CVE-2024-58253- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v2p5-q653-9j99
obfstr Type Confusion vulnerability
In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.
- Record
GHSA-v2p5-q653-9j99- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
obfstrcrates.io |
before 0.4.4 | 0.4.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-58253 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.9) in Casualx Obfstr, published May 2, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. Fixed in obfstr 0.4.4.