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CVE-2018-25025
Out-of-Bounds Write in actix-web (CVE-2018-25025)
Summary
out-of-bounds write in actix-web (CVE-2018-25025). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.7.19` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2018-25025** has been found in actix-web.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade actix-web to **0.7.19** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "actix-web CVE-2018-25025" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2018-25025 (actix-web) — CWE-787 /
Patched: `0.7.19` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**out-of-bounds write** (CWE-787) exists in actix-web.
📍 Affected scope
actix-web — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **0.7.19**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'actix-web' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'actix-web' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `actix-web` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade actix-web to 0.7.19ステージング環境で 0.7.19 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
rust
actix-web
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.19"}]}]
References
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25025
- web https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-web/RUSTSEC-2018-0019.md
- web https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2018-0019.html
- web https://github.com/actix/actix-web/issues/289
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgfm-hqjw-3265