sequoia-pgp sequoia Crate up to 1.1.0/1.8.0/1.15.x on Rust out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in sequoia-pgp sequoia Crate up to 1.1.0/1.8.0/1.15.x on Rust. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-53160. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in sequoia-pgp sequoia Crate up to 1.1.0/1.8.0/1.15.x on Rust and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The sequoia-openpgp crate before 1.16.0 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.

The advisory is shared for download at crates.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-53160 since 07/28/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 252216 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53160), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.1.1, 1.8.1 or 1.16.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (252216). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 2.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 252216
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53160

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: sequoia Crate 1.1.1/1.8.1/1.16.0

Timelineinfo

07/28/2025 Advisory disclosed
07/28/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
07/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/19/2025 +22 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-53160 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-53160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317876

Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2025 07:47
Updated: 08/19/2025 16:19
Changes: 07/28/2025 07:47 (66), 08/07/2025 01:13 (12), 08/19/2025 16:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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