7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-58261
Sequoia-OpenPGP Infinite Loop in RawCertParser
Description

The sequoia-openpgp crate 1.13.0 before 1.21.0 for Rust allows an infinite loop of "Reading a cert: Invalid operation: Not a Key packet" messages for RawCertParser operations that encounter an unsupported primary key type.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2025, 8:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-58261 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sequoia-pgp sequoia-openpgp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-58261.

URL Resource
https://crates.io/crates/sequoia-openpgp Product
https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/issues/1106 Exploit
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0345.html Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/issues/1106 Exploit

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-58261 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sequoia-pgp:sequoia-openpgp:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* versions from (including) 1.13.0 up to (excluding) 1.21.0
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://crates.io/crates/sequoia-openpgp Types: Product
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/issues/1106 Types: Exploit
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/issues/1106 Types: Exploit
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0345.html Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/issues/1106
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The sequoia-openpgp crate 1.13.0 before 1.21.0 for Rust allows an infinite loop of "Reading a cert: Invalid operation: Not a Key packet" messages for RawCertParser operations that encounter an unsupported primary key type.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-835
    Added Reference https://crates.io/crates/sequoia-openpgp
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia/-/issues/1106
    Added Reference https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0345.html
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