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.

Related CPE's

a

gnu

recutils

1.9

Vulnerable

References

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

Product

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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

Mailing ListPatch

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

Product

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Secondary
CWE-369

CVSS impact metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.5 · High

Information

Source identifier

[email protected]

Vulnerability status

Analyzed

Published

2025-12-30T18:15:47.003Z

2 weeks ago

Last modified

2026-01-09T19:49:03.333Z

6 days ago