CVE-2025-65409

HIGH

GNU Recutils 1.9 - Denial of Service via Empty Password in Encryption Routine

Title source: llm

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.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Product

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

Exploit, Third Party Advisory

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

View Exploit ZIP pw:eip

Mailing List, Patch

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

Product

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

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0032

EPSS Percentile 23.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-369

Status published

Products (1)

gnu/recutils 1.9

Published Dec 30, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026