CVE-2023-53160 json
sequoia-openpgp vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access leading to panic
published 2023-05-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 , RUSTSEC-2023-0038 , EUVD-2023-59770
- cvss
- 2.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The sequoia-openpgp crate before 1.16.0 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.
Patch / fix
- crates.io sequoia-openpgp 1.1.1, 1.8.1, 1.16.0
- sequoia-pgp sequoia 1.1.1, 1.8.1, 1.16.0
- rust-sequoia-openpgp Debian 14, Debian 13 1.16.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53160
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-53160 updated cvss 3.3
sequoia-openpgp: Sequoia OpenPGP Array Access Panic
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rpm-sequoia, rust-rpm-sequoia, trustee-guest-components Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 rust-sequoia-sq, rust-rpm-sequoia, rust-sequoia-sqv, trustee-guest-components Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 kata-containers Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer rhtpa/rhtpa-trustification-service-rhel9affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 15 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | sequoia-openpgp | <1.1.1 >=1.2.0, <1.8.1 >=1.9.0, <1.16.0 >=0.0.0-0, <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 1.8.1 1.16.0 |
Affected products
- sequoia-pgp sequoia
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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lists.sequoia-pgp.org
/hyperkitty/list/announce@lists.sequoia-pgp.org/thread/SN2E3QRT4DMQ5JNEK6VIN6DJ5SH766DI/
patch, web
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crates.io
/crates/sequoia-openpgp
product, package
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rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0038.html
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7
third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53160
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-29mf-62xx-28jq
advisory
-
gitlab.com
/sequoia-pgp/sequoia
package
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gitlab.com
/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/blob/main/openpgp/NEWS
web
-
lists.sequoia-pgp.org
/hyperkitty/list/announce@lists.sequoia-pgp.org/thread/SN2E3QRT4DMQ5JNEK6VIN6DJ5SH766DI
web
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gitlab.com
/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/tags/openpgp%2Fv1.16.0
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-53160
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7
- NVD CVE-2023-53160
- OSV RUSTSEC-2023-0038
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