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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-65409

A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

Published Dec 30, 2025 · catalog updated Jan 2, 2026 · A divide-by-zero in the

Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-65409. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of A divide-by-zero in the is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A divide-by-zero in the).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.36%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

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How to fix CVE-2025-65409

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-2025-65409. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of A divide-by-zero in the is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.36%. 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. Dec 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

  2. Jan 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-65409

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-65409

    30-day exploitation probability 0.36%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-205832

    A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
  • EUVDOct 31, 2026