Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-53857rPGP Potential Resource Exhaustion when handling Untrusted Messages
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits in rpgp from rpgp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
rPGP is a pure Rust implementation of OpenPGP. Prior to 0.14.1, rPGP allows attackers to trigger resource exhaustion vulnerabilities in rpgp by providing crafted messages. This affects general message parsing and decryption with symmetric keys.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | rust-pgp | 0.14.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53857 |
| Debian:14 | rust-pgp | 0.14.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53857 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/rpgp/rpgp/security/advisories/GHSA-4grw-m28r-q285 x_refsource_CONFIRM