CVE-2023-53161
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPgp Buffered ReaderBuffered Reader
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
The buffered-reader crate before 1.1.5 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
Affected range stops below 1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
1.1.0 ≤ v < 1.1.51.1.0
Affected range stops below 1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125
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