Rust advisories / tanton_engine
Vulnerability MediumRUSTSEC-2025-0031 · tanton_engine
RUSTSEC-2025-0031: Unsound public API in unmaintained crate
Short answerA security vulnerability in the tanton_engine crate: Unsound public API in unmaintained crate. GitHub rates it Medium. No fixed version: replace the crate or remove the affected code path.
| Crate | tanton_engine |
|---|---|
| Type | Vulnerability (memory-corruption) |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | none |
| Severity | Medium (GitHub rating) |
| Published | 2025-04-24 |
| Last changed | 2025-10-28 |
| Also known as | GHSA-m2xr-2vj4-wh94 |
| Affected functions | tanton_engine::RootMoveList::insert_score, tanton_engine::RootMoveList::insert_score_depth, tanton_engine::Stack::offset, tanton_engine::ThreadStack::get |
What to do
- Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i tanton_engine. - Avoid the affected API (
tanton_engine::RootMoveList::insert_score,tanton_engine::RootMoveList::insert_score_depth,tanton_engine::Stack::offset,tanton_engine::ThreadStack::get), or replace the crate.
Details from the advisory
The following functions in the tanton_engine crate are unsound due to lack of sufficient boundary checks in public API:
Stack::offset()ThreadStack::get()RootMoveList::insert_score_depth()RootMoveList::insert_score()
The tanton_engine crate is no longer maintained, so there are no plans to fix this issue.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/tanton_engine
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0031.html
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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