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CVE-2025-65409 (GCVE-0-2025-65409)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-30 00:00 – Updated: 2026-01-02 18:08
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-02 16:06 UTC
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