# RUSTSEC-2023-0045 - memoffset allows reading uninitialized memory

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/rustsec-2023-0045-memoffset-allows-reading-uninitialized-memory-82a26218  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-06-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2023-06-21

memoffset allows reading uninitialized memory

Technologies: [memoffset (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/memoffset). 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 21 June 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** memoffset (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.6.2.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. memoffset (crates.io): upgrade to 0.6.2 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 memoffset (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

- memoffset (crates.io): upgrade to 0.6.2 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p memoffset
  ```


## Affected products

- memoffset (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.6.2

## Related threats

- [memoffset allows reading uninitialized memory](https://junglewise.ai/threats/memoffset-allows-reading-uninitialized-memory-616d9d9a)
- [Exposure of uninitialized memory in memoffset](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-15553-exposure-of-uninitialized-memory-in-memoffset)