#VU120611 Out-of-bounds write in GnuPG - CVE-2025-68973

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#VU120611 Out-of-bounds write in GnuPG - CVE-2025-68973

Published: December 29, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120611
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68973
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GnuPG
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the armor_filter() function in g10/armor.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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