CVE-2025-68973
Dec. 29, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
7.8
High
Description
In GnuPG through 2.4.8, armor_filter in g10/armor.c has two increments of an index variable where one is intended, leading to an out-of-bounds write for crafted input. (For ExtendedLTS, 2.2.51 and later are fixed versions.)
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnupg |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-675
Multiple Operations on Resource in Single-Operation Context
The product performs the same operation on a resource two or more times, when the operation should only be applied once.
*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 | 2.4.8 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
References
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Timeline
Published: Dec. 28, 2025, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 29, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 29, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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More infoSource
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