Vulnerability in Gnupg
CVE-2006-6169
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gnupg — versions 1.4, 2.0
References
- secunia.com/advisories/23110 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23269 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23303 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452829/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-826
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30550 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23513 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23284 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23146 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23171 (third-party-advisory)