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RUSTSEC-2023-0124

`bit-flags` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

Details

This crate was part of a typosquatting malware cluster published by the user `alexrichton` to run an arbitrary malware payload on Windows hosts.

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

crates.io/bit-flags
Introduced in: 0.0.0-0

No fixed version published yet for bit-flags. Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.

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