CVE-2025-68973
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CVE-2025-68973 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. In GnuPG before 2.4.9, armor_filter in g10/armor.c has two increments of an index variable where one is intended, leading to an out-of-bounds write for crafted input. (For ExtendedLTS, 2.2.51 and later are fixed versions.). EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In GnuPG before 2.4.9, armor_filter in g10/armor.c has two increments of an index variable where one is intended, leading to an out-of-bounds write for crafted input. (For ExtendedLTS, 2.2.51 and later are fixed versions.)
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnupg | Gnupg | <= 2.4.8 |
References
- https://gpg.fail/memcpyBroken Link
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403200Issue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/29/11Mailing List, Patch
- https://gpg.fail/memcpyBroken Link
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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