CVE-2019-25009 — http
CRITICALCVE-2019-25009 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-415 vulnerability in http. A fix is available for http — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Double free in http
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2019-25009 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
httpReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was discovered in the http crate before 0.1.20 for Rust. The HeaderMap::Drain API can use a raw pointer, defeating soundness.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | http | all versions | 0.1.20cargo update -p http --precise 0.1.20 |
Affected Products
httphyperDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for http, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update http to 0.1.20 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2019-25009 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2019-25009 in your dependencies?
Find it across crates.io, including transitive dependencies.