Description
In Sequoia before 2.1.0, aes_key_unwrap panics if passed a ciphertext that is too short. A remote attacker can take advantage of this issue to crash an application by sending a victim an encrypted message with a crafted PKESK or SKESK packet.
Published: 2025-12-14
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v6x3-9r38-r27q Sequoia PGP has Subtraction Overflow when aes_key_unwrap function is provided ciphertext that is too short
History

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Sequoia: Sequoia: Application crash via crafted encrypted message
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sequoia-pgp
Sequoia-pgp sequoia
Vendors & Products Sequoia-pgp
Sequoia-pgp sequoia

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Sequoia before 2.1.0, aes_key_unwrap panics if passed a ciphertext that is too short. A remote attacker can take advantage of this issue to crash an application by sending a victim an encrypted message with a crafted PKESK or SKESK packet.
Weaknesses CWE-195
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Sequoia-pgp Sequoia
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-15T21:29:01.140Z

Reserved: 2025-12-14T04:35:24.299Z

Link: CVE-2025-67897

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-15T21:28:55.651Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-14T05:16:06.453

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-67897

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-14T04:35:24Z

Links: CVE-2025-67897 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-15T14:06:07Z

Weaknesses