CVE-2025-65409

high

Description

A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

References

https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-recutils/2025-10/msg00004.html

https://github.com/MAXEUR5/Vulnerability_Disclosures/blob/main/2025/CVE-2025-65409.md

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/recutils/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-12-30

Updated: 2025-12-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High