Rust advisories / portaudio
Vulnerability MediumRUSTSEC-2016-0003 · portaudio
RUSTSEC-2016-0003: HTTP download and execution allows MitM RCE
Short answerA security vulnerability in the portaudio crate: HTTP download and execution allows MitM RCE. Medium severity (CVSS 5.9). No fixed version: replace the crate or remove the affected code path.
| Crate | portaudio |
|---|---|
| Type | Vulnerability |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | none |
| Severity | Medium, CVSS 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Published | 2016-08-01 |
| Last changed | 2023-11-08 |
| Also known as | CVE-2016-10933, GHSA-pq6v-x7gp-7776 |
What to do
- Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i portaudio. - Avoid the affected API, or replace the crate.
Details from the advisory
The build script in the portaudio crate will attempt to download via HTTP the portaudio source and build it.
A Mallory in the middle can intercept the download with their own archive and get RCE.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/portaudio
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2016-0003.html
- Report: github.com/RustAudio/rust-portaudio/issues/144
From the RustSec Advisory Database (CC0-1.0) via the OSV export, downloaded Oct 24, 2026. Severity score computed from the published CVSS vector.
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