Bug 2426292 (CVE-2025-65409)

Summary: CVE-2025-65409 Recutils: Recutils: Denial of Service due to divide-by-zero with empty password input
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A flaw was found in Recutils. Attackers can exploit a divide-by-zero vulnerability in the encryption and decryption routines by providing an empty password. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS), making the application unavailable to legitimate users.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-30 18:01:17 UTC
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.