CVE-2025-65409 is a high-severity divide-by-zero vulnerability in GNU Recutils v1.9, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing an empty password during encryption/decryption. This network-exploitable flaw has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a significant impact on availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100 suggests potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:recutils:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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