{"id":"RUSTSEC-2025-0141","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"Bincode is unmaintained","description":"Due to a doxxing and harassment incident, the bincode team has taken the decision to cease development permanently.\n\nThe team considers version 1.3.3 a complete version of bincode that is not in need of any updates.\n\n## Alternatives to consider\n\n* [wincode](https://crates.io/crates/wincode)\n* [postcard](https://crates.io/crates/postcard)\n* [bitcode](https://crates.io/crates/bitcode)\n* [rkyv](https://crates.io/crates/rkyv)","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2025-12-16T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-01-16T11:07:28Z","affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"bincode","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.0.0-0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://crates.io/crates/bincode","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0141.html","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://git.sr.ht/~stygianentity/bincode/tree/v3.0/item/README.md","tags":["web"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"RUSTSEC-2025-0141","title":"Bincode is unmaintained","description":"Due to a doxxing and harassment incident, the bincode team has taken the decision to cease development permanently.\n\nThe team considers version 1.3.3 a complete version of bincode that is not in need of any updates.\n\n## Alternatives to consider\n\n* [wincode](https://crates.io/crates/wincode)\n* [postcard](https://crates.io/crates/postcard)\n* [bitcode](https://crates.io/crates/bitcode)\n* [rkyv](https://crates.io/crates/rkyv)","status":"published","published":"2025-12-16T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-01-16T11:07:28.867553Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:40.430679Z"}]}}