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.
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:recutils:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu recutils
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu recutils

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-369
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Recutils: Recutils: Denial of Service due to divide-by-zero with empty password input
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-02T18:08:40.519Z

Reserved: 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-65409

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-02T16:08:15.014Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-30T18:15:47.003

Modified: 2026-01-09T19:49:03.333

Link: CVE-2025-65409

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-65409 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-05T10:22:16Z

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