ibrahimcesar/velociplot

Security audit of input handling

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#21 opened on Nov 29, 2025

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Description

Description

Perform a security audit focusing on input validation and file handling.

Areas to Review

  • CSV parsing (injection attacks)
  • JSON parsing (DoS via nested objects)
  • File path handling (traversal attacks)
  • Memory allocation limits
  • Integer overflow checks

Tasks

  • Review all input parsing code
  • Add input size limits
  • Add path validation
  • Run cargo-audit
  • Consider fuzz testing

Acceptance Criteria

  • No known vulnerabilities
  • Input limits documented
  • cargo-audit clean

Contributor guide

Research direction
Review input parsing code for vulnerabilities, especially CSV and JSON parsing, file path handling, memory allocation limits, and integer overflow. Use cargo audit and consider fuzz testing.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
data visualization
Issue type
Security
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Rustsecurity knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30