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GHSA-h84q-m8rr-3v9q

GitHub Security Advisory

wasmtime_trap_code C API function has out of bounds write vulnerability

✓ GitHub Reviewed LOW Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact

There is a bug in Wasmtime's C API implementation where the definition of the `wasmtime_trap_code` does not match its declared signature in the `wasmtime/trap.h` header file. This discrepancy causes the function implementation to perform a 4-byte write into a 1-byte buffer provided by the caller. This can lead to three zero bytes being written beyond the 1-byte location provided by the caller.

### Patches

This bug has been patched and users should upgrade to Wasmtime 2.0.2.

### Workarounds

This can be worked around by providing a 4-byte buffer casted to a 1-byte buffer when calling `wasmtime_trap_code`. Users of the `wasmtime` crate are not affected by this issue, only users of the C API function `wasmtime_trap_code` are affected.

### References

* [Definition of `wasmtime_trap_code`](https://docs.wasmtime.dev/c-api/trap_8h.html#a6580f4f209d3eaebb6e8b9a901a30b7a)
* [Mailing list announcement](https://groups.google.com/a/bytecodealliance.org/g/sec-announce/c/c1HBDDJwNPA)
* [Patch to fix for `main` branch](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/commit/5b6d5e78de106503b3b9add218bb3d2b1d63c493)

### For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

* Reach out to us on [the Bytecode Alliance Zulip chat](https://bytecodealliance.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/217126-wasmtime)
* Open an issue in [the bytecodealliance/wasmtime repository](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/)

Affected Packages

crates.io wasmtime
Affected versions: 2.0.0 (fixed in 2.0.2)
crates.io wasmtime
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 1.0.2)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-h84q-m8rr-3v9q
Published
February 1, 2024 12:15 AM
Last Modified
May 2, 2025 12:51 PM
CVSS Score
2.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
crates.io
Primary Package
wasmtime
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 9, 2025 6:27 AM

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