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.

EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnupg — versions 1.4, 2.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

References