GnuPG: infinite recursion in the compressed packet parser DoS
Published Oct 28, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.03%
Description
The compressed packet parser in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted OpenPGP message.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.10
- 1.4.11
- 1.4.12
- 1.4.13
- 1.4.14
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.0.12
- 2.0.13
- 2.0.14
- 2.0.15
- 2.0.16
- 2.0.17
- 2.0.18
- 2.0.19
- 2.0.20
- 2.0.21
Configuration 2
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gnupg-0:1.4.5-18.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gnupg2-0:2.0.10-6.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1459
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gnupg2-0:2.0.14-6.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1459
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gnupg2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gnupg-0:1.4.5-18.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gnupg2-0:2.0.10-6.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1459 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gnupg2-0:2.0.14-6.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1459 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gnupg2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.03% (0.05030) | 92.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.03% (0.05030) | 91.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04675) | 88.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.70% (0.07697) | 86.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04675) | 88.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 84.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.71% (0.05707) | 93.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 4.47% (0.04475) | 91.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 5.04% (0.05035) | 91.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.00% (0.05003) | 91.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725433 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2013q4/000333.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2013q4/000334.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00025.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1459.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2773 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2774 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1987-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4402 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015685 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4402
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4402
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.