: gnupg2 < 2.0.1 buffer overflow
Published Nov 29, 2006
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.26%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ask_outfile_name function in openfile.c for GnuPG (gpg) 1.4 and 2.0, when running interactively, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via messages with "C-escape" expansions, which cause the make_printable_string function to return a longer string than expected while constructing a prompt.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
gnupg-0:1.0.7-20
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0754
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
gnupg-0:1.2.1-19
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0754
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gnupg-0:1.2.6-8
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0754
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | gnupg-0:1.0.7-20 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0754 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | gnupg-0:1.2.1-19 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0754 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gnupg-0:1.2.6-8 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0754 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider this bug to be a security flaw. In order for this flaw to be exploited, a user would be required to enter shellcode into an interactive GnuPG session. Red Hat considers this to be an unlikely scenario. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 contains a backported patch to address this issue.
No CWE recorded.
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