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CVE-2006-6169 Affecting gnupg2 package, versions <2.0.0-5.1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 2.39% (90th percentile)
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NVD
6.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-GNUPG2-340471
  • published 29 Nov 2006
  • disclosed 29 Nov 2006
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Introduced: 29 Nov 2006

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How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 gnupg2 to version 2.0.0-5.1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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