Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-53160
Low 2.9
In plain English
A low-severity out-of-bounds read in sequoia from sequoia-pgp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The sequoia-openpgp crate before 1.16.0 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-sequoia-openpgp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Debian:13 | rust-sequoia-openpgp | 1.16.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Debian:14 | rust-sequoia-openpgp | 1.16.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-sequoia-openpgp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-sequoia-openpgp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-sequoia-openpgp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-sequoia-openpgp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-sequoia-openpgp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-sequoia-openpgp-mt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-sequoia-openpgp-mt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-sequoia-openpgp-mt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-sequoia-openpgp-mt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53160 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sequoia-pgp | sequoia | 0 – before 1.1.11.2.0 – before 1.8.11.9.0 – before 1.16.0 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L