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The mentioned CVE in sequoia-openpgp arises due to improper bounds checking when processing OpenPGP packets. An attacker can craft a malicious packet with an invalid length field, causing the library to attempt accessing an array beyond its allocated memory. This leads to a panic (crash) in Rust due to failed bounds assertions. The vulnerability primarily affects applications using sequoia-openpgp for parsing untrusted OpenPGP data, potentially causing denial-of-service.
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Platform: Rust
Version: <1.16.0
Vulnerability: OOB Access
Severity: Low
Date: Jul 28, 2025
Prediction: Patch expected (Already patched in 1.16.0)
What Undercode Say
git clone https://github.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia-openpgp cargo audit --ignore RUSTSEC-2025-XXXX
How Exploit
Craft malformed OpenPGP packet → Trigger OOB read → Crash application
Protection from this CVE
Update to sequoia-openpgp >=1.16.0
Impact
Denial-of-Service (panic)
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Reported By: github.com
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