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Unsoundness in anstreamGHSA-2rxc-gjrp-vjhx

GHSA-2rxc-gjrp-vjhx is a security vulnerability in anstream. A fix is available for anstream β€” see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asRUSTSEC-2024-0404
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 10, 2026 Β· OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
πŸ¦€anstream

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Description

When given a valid UTF8 string "ΓΆ\x1bπŸ˜€", the function in crates/anstream/src/adapter/strip.rs will be confused. The UTF8 bytes are \xc3\xb6 then \x1b then \xf0\x9f\x98\x80.

When looping over "non-printable bytes" \x1b\xf0 will be considered as some non-printable sequence.

This will produce a broken str from the incorrectly segmented bytes via str::from_utf8_unchecked, and that should never happen.

Full credit goes to @Ralith who reviewed this code and asked @burakemir to follow up.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
πŸ¦€crates.ioanstreamall versions0.6.8cargo update -p anstream --precise 0.6.8

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for anstream, including transitive dependencies β€” a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update anstream to 0.6.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range β€” O3 confirms GHSA-2rxc-gjrp-vjhx is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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

When given a valid UTF8 string "ΓΆ\x1bπŸ˜€", the function in crates/anstream/src/adapter/strip.rs will be confused. The UTF8 bytes are \xc3\xb6 then \x1b then \xf0\x9f\x98\x80. When looping over "non-printable bytes" \x1b\xf0 will be considered as some non-printable sequence. This will produce a broken str from the incorrectly segmented bytes via str::from_utf8_unchecked, and that should never happen. Full credit goes to @Ralith who reviewed this code and asked @burakemir to follow up.
O3 Security Β· Impact-Aware SCA

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