# CVE-2024-32884: RUSTSEC-2024-0335 - gix-transport indirect code execution via malicious username

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-32884-gix-transport-indirect-code-execution-via-malicious-username  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-04-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-32884 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-04-13

gix-transport indirect code execution via malicious username

Technologies: [gitoxide (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-gitoxide), [gix (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gix), [gix-transport (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-gix-transport). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-32884 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-32884 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-32884?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 April 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** gitoxide (crates.io) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.35; gix (crates.io) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.62; gix-transport (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.42.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.42.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-32884?** Yes. gitoxide (crates.io): upgrade to 0.35 or later; gix (crates.io): upgrade to 0.62 or later; gix-transport (crates.io): upgrade to 0.42.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-32884?** Check whether you run gitoxide (crates.io), gix (crates.io) or gix-transport (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- gitoxide (crates.io): upgrade to 0.35 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p gitoxide
  ```

- gix (crates.io): upgrade to 0.62 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p gix
  ```

- gix-transport (crates.io): upgrade to 0.42.0 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p gix-transport
  ```


## Affected products

- gitoxide (crates.io) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.35
- gix (crates.io) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.62
- gix-transport (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.42.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.42.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-32884
- GHSA-98p4-xjmm-8mfh
- RUSTSEC-2024-0335

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