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Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2023-53161

Low 2.9

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in buffered-reader 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 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The buffered-reader crate before 1.1.5 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12rust-buffered-readerno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-53161
Debian:13rust-buffered-reader1.2.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53161
Debian:14rust-buffered-reader1.2.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53161
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSrust-buffered-readerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSrust-buffered-readerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161
Ubuntu:25.10rust-buffered-readerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSrust-buffered-readerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161
Ubuntu:26.10rust-buffered-readerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
sequoia-pgp buffered-reader 0 – before 1.0.21.1.0 – before 1.1.5

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References