rustsec-2025-0141
Vulnerability from osv_rustsec
Published
2025-12-16 12:00
Modified
2026-01-16 11:04
Summary
Bincode is unmaintained
Details

Due to a doxxing and harassment incident, the bincode team has taken the decision to cease development permanently.

The team considers version 1.3.3 a complete version of bincode that is not in need of any updates.

Alternatives to consider

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "categories": [],
        "cvss": null,
        "informational": "unmaintained"
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "affected_functions": null,
        "affects": {
          "arch": [],
          "functions": [],
          "os": []
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "bincode",
        "purl": "pkg:cargo/bincode"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.0.0-0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "versions": []
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "license": "CC0-1.0"
  },
  "details": "Due to a doxxing and harassment incident, the bincode team has taken the decision to cease development permanently.\n\nThe team considers version 1.3.3 a complete version of bincode that is not in need of any updates.\n\n## Alternatives to consider\n\n* [wincode](https://crates.io/crates/wincode)\n* [postcard](https://crates.io/crates/postcard)\n* [bitcode](https://crates.io/crates/bitcode)\n* [rkyv](https://crates.io/crates/rkyv)",
  "id": "RUSTSEC-2025-0141",
  "modified": "2026-01-16T11:04:42Z",
  "published": "2025-12-16T12:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://crates.io/crates/bincode"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0141.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.sr.ht/~stygianentity/bincode/tree/v3.0/item/README.md"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Bincode is unmaintained"
}


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