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CVE-2025-65409

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-369 Divide By Zero
Publication date:
30/12/2025
Last modified:
09/01/2026

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:recutils:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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