Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53161

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

Published Jul 28, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 28, 2025 · The buffered-reader crate before

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53161. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of The buffered-reader crate before is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The buffered-reader crate before).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.39%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor sequoia-pgp buffered-reader 0 <1.0.2

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

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor sequoia-pgp buffered-reader 0 <1.0.20 <1.0.2

How to fix CVE-2023-53161

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53161. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of The buffered-reader crate before is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with sequoia-pgp buffered-reader 0 <1.0.2 0 <1.0.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

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

  2. Jul 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53161

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53161

    30-day exploitation probability 0.39%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-59772

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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026