Is CVE-2020-25574 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-25574 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25574?

CVE-2020-25574 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-25574?

Patch guidance is available from hyper security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-25574.

Fix CVE-2020-25574 - HIGH hyper http

Description

An issue was discovered in the http crate before 0.1.20 for Rust. An integer overflow in HeaderMap::reserve() could result in denial of service (e.g., an infinite loop).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-190 · Integer Overflow CWE-835

Metadata

Primary Vendor: HYPER
Published: 9/14/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

hyper : http

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2020-25574. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2020-25574

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CVE-2020-25574 vulnerability