CVE-2023-53160: Medium severity Rust sequoia-openpgp vulnerability

Published Jun 6, 2023
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Updated

Affected versions of the crate have several bugs where attacker-controlled input can result in the use of an out-of-bound array index. Rust detects the use of the out-of-bound index and causes the application to panic. An attacker may be able to use this to cause a denial-of-service. However, it is not possible for an attacker to read from or write to the application's address space.

Other sources

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

MITRE

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
Rust sequoia-openpgp<1.16.0
rust/sequoia-openpgp>=1.9.0<1.16.0
1.16.0
rust/sequoia-openpgp>=1.2.0<1.8.1
1.8.1
rust/sequoia-openpgp<1.1.1
1.1.1
Sequoia-pgp Sequoia-openpgp Rust<1.1.1
Sequoia-pgp Sequoia-openpgp Rust>=1.2.0<1.8.1
Sequoia-pgp Sequoia-openpgp Rust>=1.9.0<1.16.0

Event History

Jun 6, 2023
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:58 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·01:58 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jul 28, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-53160?

CVE-2023-53160 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for out-of-bounds array access leading to application panics.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-53160?

To fix CVE-2023-53160, upgrade the sequoia-openpgp crate to version 1.16.0 or later.

3

What types of software are affected by CVE-2023-53160?

CVE-2023-53160 affects the sequoia-openpgp crate in Rust versions prior to 1.16.0.

4

What kind of issues can CVE-2023-53160 cause in applications?

CVE-2023-53160 can cause applications to panic due to unhandled out-of-bounds array access.

5

Is CVE-2023-53160 publicly disclosed?

Yes, CVE-2023-53160 has been publicly disclosed and detailed in various security advisories.

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