Rust advisories / rustsec
VulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2020-0051 · rustsec
RUSTSEC-2020-0051: Obsolete versions of the `rustsec` crate do not support the new V3 advisory format
Short answerA security vulnerability in the rustsec crate: Obsolete versions of the `rustsec` crate do not support the new V3 advisory format. No severity score was published. Fixed in 0.19.0: update to a fixed version.
| Crate | rustsec |
|---|---|
| Type | Vulnerability |
| Affected versions | Before 0.19.0. |
| Fixed in | 0.19.0 |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2020-10-01 |
| Last changed | 2020-10-02 |
| Also known as | none |
What to do
- See which version you have:
cargo tree -i rustsec(it also shows which of your dependencies pulls it in). - Update within your version requirement:
cargo update -p rustsec. If the fix is a newer major or minor than your requirement allows, raise it in Cargo.toml (for examplerustsec = "0.19.0") or update the dependency that pulls it in. - Check again with
cargo audit, or paste your Cargo.lock into our Cargo.toml checker.
Details from the advisory
If you are seeing this message, you are running an obsolete version of cargo-audit which does not support the new V3 advisory format. These versions are end-of-life.
This advisory is a notice that that it will soon be unable to parse the advisory database.
Please upgrade cargo-audit to a newer release.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/rustsec
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0051.html
- Report: github.com/RustSec/advisory-db/issues/414
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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