GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 — sequoia-openpgp
LOWGHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 is a low-severity (CVSS 2.9) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in sequoia-openpgp. A fix is available for sequoia-openpgp — see the affected versions and patch details below.
sequoia-openpgp vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access leading to panic
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
sequoia-openpgp🦀sequoia-openpgp🦀sequoia-openpgpReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Affected versions of the crate have several bugs where attacker-controlled input can result in the use of an out-of-bound array index. Rust detects the use of the out-of-bound index and causes the application to panic. An attacker may be able to use this to cause a denial-of-service. However, it is not possible for an attacker to read from or write to the application's address space.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | sequoia-openpgp | all versions | 1.1.1cargo update -p sequoia-openpgp --precise 1.1.1 |
| 🦀crates.io | sequoia-openpgp | ≥ 1.2.0&&< 1.8.1 | 1.8.1cargo update -p sequoia-openpgp --precise 1.8.1 |
| 🦀crates.io | sequoia-openpgp | ≥ 1.9.0&&< 1.16.0 | 1.16.0cargo update -p sequoia-openpgp --precise 1.16.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for sequoia-openpgp, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update sequoia-openpgp to 1.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-25mx-8f3v-8wh7 across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.