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GHSA-w7hm-hmxv-pvhf

HPACK decoder panics on invalid input

7.5 High

Due to insufficient checking of input data, decoding certain data sequences can lead to Decoder::decode panicking rather than returning an error.

Example code that triggers this vulnerability looks like this:

use hpack::Decoder;

pub fn main() {
  let input = &[0x3f];
  let mut decoder = Decoder::new();
  let _ = decoder.decode(input);
}

hpack is unmaintained. A crate with the panics fixed has been published as hpack-patched.

Also consider using fluke-hpack or httlib-huffman as an alternative.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

What each source reports

GitHub Advisories Score used7.5

HPACK decoder panics on invalid input

Due to insufficient checking of input data, decoding certain data sequences can lead to Decoder::decode panicking rather than returning an error.

Example code that triggers this vulnerability looks like this:

use hpack::Decoder;

pub fn main() {
  let input = &[0x3f];
  let mut decoder = Decoder::new();
  let _ = decoder.decode(input);
}

hpack is unmaintained. A crate with the panics fixed has been published as hpack-patched.

Also consider using fluke-hpack or httlib-huffman as an alternative.

Record
GHSA-w7hm-hmxv-pvhf
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-754
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV7.5

HPACK decoder panics on invalid input

Due to insufficient checking of input data, decoding certain data sequences can lead to Decoder::decode panicking rather than returning an error.

Example code that triggers this vulnerability looks like this:

use hpack::Decoder;

pub fn main() {
  let input = &[0x3f];
  let mut decoder = Decoder::new();
  let _ = decoder.decode(input);
}

hpack is unmaintained. A crate with the panics fixed has been published as hpack-patched.

Also consider using fluke-hpack or httlib-huffman as an alternative.

Record
GHSA-w7hm-hmxv-pvhf
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-754
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRUSTSEC-2023-0085No score

HPACK decoder panics on invalid input

Due to insufficient checking of input data, decoding certain data sequences can lead to Decoder::decode panicking rather than returning an error.

Example code that triggers this vulnerability looks like this:

use hpack::Decoder;

pub fn main() {
  let input = &[0x3f];
  let mut decoder = Decoder::new();
  let _ = decoder.decode(input);
}

hpack is unmaintained. A crate with the panics fixed has been published as hpack-patched.

Also consider using loona-hpack or httlib-huffman as an alternative.

Version 0.3.1 of fluke-hpack still reproduces the panic described in this advisory.

Record
RUSTSEC-2023-0085
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
hpack
crates.io
through 0.3.0None known
hpack
crates.io
0.0.0-0 and laterNone known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedGitHub Advisories, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

GHSA-w7hm-hmxv-pvhf is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in hpack, published September 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.

References

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