RUSTSEC-2026-0174 json
`Authorization::value` and `WwwAuthenticate::value` can violate ASCII invariants
published 8mo ago modified 5mo ago
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- public exploits
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Summary
`Authorization::value` uses `HeaderValue::value` with the claim that the internal string is ASCII, but `Authorization::new` and `Authorization::set_credentials` accept arbitrary `String` credentials without validation. As a result, safe code can construct a header value containing non-ASCII UTF-8 while the implementation assumes ASCII.
`WwwAuthenticate::new` and `WwwAuthenticate::set_realm` similarly accepts arbitrary `String` input, so `WwwAuthenticate::value` can also produce a header value that violates the crate’s documented ASCII invariants.
This issue has not been confirmed as Undefined Behavior, but the unsafe justification in `Authorization::value` and `WwwAuthenticate::value` appears incorrect and can produce values outside the expected ASCII-only constraints.
The http-types crate is unmaintained and the issue is unlikely to be fixed.
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| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | http-types | >=0.0.0-0 |
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