An issue was discovered in the actix-http crate before 3.0.0-beta.9 for Rust. HTTP/1 request smuggling (aka HRS) can occur, potentially leading to credential disclosure.
CVE-2021-38512
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 38% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 76.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 10, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/67URRW4K47SR6LNQB4YALPLGGQMQK7HO/
- cve@mitrehttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-http/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.md
- cve@mitrehttps://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/67URRW4K47SR6LNQB4YALPLGGQMQK7HO/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-http/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.md
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.html
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
crates.io(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| actix-http | — | 3.0.0-beta.9 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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