High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-29932
CVE-2021-29932
Description
An issue was discovered in the parse_duration crate through 2021-03-18 for Rust. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a duration string with a large exponent.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
parse_durationcrates.io | <= 2.1.1 | — |
Affected products
5- parse_duration/parse_durationdescription
- osv-coords3 versions
< 1.3.0-r1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: <= 2.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-r1
- cpe:2.3:a:parse_duration_project:parse_duration:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*Range: <=2021-03-18
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpgv-g792-wh6xghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29932ghsaADVISORY
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0041.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/zeta12ti/parse_duration/issues/21ghsaWEB
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