Vulnerability in Gnupg

CVE-2013-4351

GnuPG 1.4.x, 2.0.x, and 2.1.x treats a key flags subpacket with all bits cleared (no usage permitted) as if it has all bits set (all usage permitted), which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging the subkey.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.025 (83.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnupg — versions 1.4.0, 1.4.2, 1.4.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References