5.3

CVE-2023-53161: sequoia-pgp buffered-reader Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53161GHSA-29mf-62xx-28jq
Published 28-07-2025Last modified 28-07-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53161 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in sequoia-pgp buffered-reader. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-07-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The buffered-reader crate before 1.1.5 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.33% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Crates.Io1 product
  • buffered-reader< 1.0.2 | ≥ 1.1.0, < 1.1.5 | ≥ 1.2.0, < 1.2.0
Debian1 product
  • rust-buffered-readerAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.2.0-1
Sequoia-pgp1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • rust-buffered-readerAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

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