# RUSTSEC-2016-0005 - rust-crypto is unmaintained; switch to a modern alternative

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/rustsec-2016-0005-rust-crypto-is-unmaintained-switch-to-a-modern-c9f7360b  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2016-09-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2016-09-06

rust-crypto is unmaintained; switch to a modern alternative

Technologies: [rust-crypto (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/rust-crypto). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 6 September 2016.

**Which products and versions are affected?** rust-crypto (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.2.37-0.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. rust-crypto (crates.io): upgrade to 0.2.37-0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run rust-crypto (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

- rust-crypto (crates.io): upgrade to 0.2.37-0 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p rust-crypto
  ```


## Affected products

- rust-crypto (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.2.37-0

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- [RUSTSEC-2022-0011 - Miscomputation when performing AES encryption in rust-crypto](https://junglewise.ai/threats/rustsec-2022-0011-miscomputation-when-performing-aes-encryption-in-rust-ec1234fd)