Use After Free Affecting gnupg2 package, versions <2.0.26-5
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.39% (74th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-GNUPG2-340436
- published 27 Jun 2018
- disclosed 20 Nov 2019
Introduced: 27 Jun 2018
CVE-2015-1606 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
gnupg2
to version 2.0.26-5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnupg2
package and not the gnupg2
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
The keyring DB in GnuPG before 2.1.2 does not properly handle invalid packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and use-after-free) via a crafted keyring file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1606
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git;a=commit;h=f0f71a721ccd7ab9e40b8b6b028b59632c0cc648
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/5-Multiple-issues-in-GnuPG-found-through-keyring-fuzzing-TFPA-0012015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/13/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/14/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031876
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-1606
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f0f71a721ccd7ab9e40b8b6b028b59632c0cc648