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CVE-2024-58253

In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.

LOW 2.9EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.

CVSS 3.1
2.9 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.17% probability · 6th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-843
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.17%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.