High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-26953
CVE-2021-26953
Description
An issue was discovered in the postscript crate before 0.14.0 for Rust. It might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory locations via a user-provided Read implementation.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
postscriptcrates.io | < 0.14.0 | 0.14.0 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:postscript_project:postscript:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*Range: <0.14.0
- Rust/postscriptdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0017.htmlnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fhvc-gp6c-h2wxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26953ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/bodoni/postscript/commit/8026286ghsaWEB
- github.com/bodoni/postscript/issues/1ghsaWEB
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