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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-25007 affects Rust applications using the streebog crate before version 0.8.0. The reported failure mode is a panic in the Streebog hash function, which can affect availability if reachable through application input. Sources do not show data theft, privilege escalation, or confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted dependency hygiene issue, not an emergency without evidence of exposure. Prioritize remediation if vulnerable versions exist in production, especially in public services where a panic could disrupt availability.
Technical view
The issue is in the Rust streebog crate before 0.8.0. The CVE and RustSec advisory describe a panic condition in the Streebog hash function. Impact depends on whether an application invokes this crate on data that users or external systems can influence.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Rust software that directly or transitively depends on streebog versions earlier than 0.8.0. Risk is higher for network-facing services that hash untrusted input using this crate.
Exploitation context
No KEV listing or cited source indicates active exploitation. The public details only identify a panic condition, so practical exploitability and trigger conditions are not fully evidenced in the provided sources.
Researcher notes
The provided records lack CVSS, CWE, detailed trigger conditions, and affected CPEs. Analysis should focus on dependency reachability, whether panics unwind or abort in the deployment, and whether untrusted input reaches Streebog hashing.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Rust projects for streebog dependency versions below 0.8.0.
- Upgrade streebog to version 0.8.0 or later where present.
- Prioritize internet-facing services that process untrusted input through this hash function.
- Check RustSec and project maintainers for any additional guidance.
Validation and detection
- Review Cargo.lock for streebog versions earlier than 0.8.0.
- Check transitive dependencies with approved Rust dependency-audit tooling.
- Confirm exposed code paths do not hash attacker-controlled data with vulnerable versions.
- Run regression tests after dependency updates.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Known Exploited
- No
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0030.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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