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RUSTSEC-2025-0155 json

`rands` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

published last yr. modified 7mo ago

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Summary

This crate attempted to typosquat the `rand` crate, and would link in a malware payload on macOS and Linux hosts when built.

This advisory is to retrospectively document this attempted attack. The version information and download records of the malicious crate are no longer available. The related malicious crates have been yanked, and the malicious account has been banned.

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Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
crates.io rands
>=0.0.0-0
 no fix listed

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Sources

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