# CVE-2024-58253: In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion

- Also known as: GHSA-V2P5-Q653-9J99
- Severity: CVSS 2.9 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.4.4
- Published: 2025-05-02 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- CasualX obfstr: fixed in 0.4.4
- obfstr (crates.io): fixed in 0.4.4

## Description

In the obfstr crate before 0.4.4 for Rust, the obfstr! argument type is not restricted to string slices, leading to invalid UTF-8 conversion that produces an invalid value.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CasualX obfstr, obfstr, upgrade to a fixed version (0.4.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/CasualX/obfstr/issues/60
- https://github.com/CasualX/obfstr/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4

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