CVE-2025-30258

March 19, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

2.7
Low

Description

In GnuPG before 2.5.5, if a user chooses to import a certificate with certain crafted subkey data that lacks a valid backsig or that has incorrect usage flags, the user loses the ability to verify signatures made from certain other signing keys, aka a "verification DoS."

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gnupg
  • Gnupg
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-754
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gnupg gnupg / / / / / / / /

References

https://dev.gnupg.org/T7527
https://dev.gnupg.org/rG48978ccb4e20866472ef18436a32744350a65158
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2025q1/000491.html

Tags

cve@mitre.org
CWE-754
2025-03-19
CVE-2025-30258

CVSS Score

2.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

Published: March 19, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified: March 19, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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