High

It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14

  • Disclosed: 09.08.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:19

It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Users should update to apache-avro version 0.14.0 which addresses this issue.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) avro not given by the source no fix

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
avro
Disclosed
09.08.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 12:19

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2022-43180 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: avro

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
08.2022 02.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 1
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 1
  1. Medium CVE-2025-33042 < 1.11.5 1.11.5
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2023-39410 < 1.11.3 1.11.3
  3. It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14 this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-36124 not given by the source no fix

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