Improper input validation in Gnupg
CVE-2014-4617
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.033 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnupg — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.3
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
- Opensuse — versions 12.3, 13.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4617?
- CVE-2014-4617 is a vulnerability in Gnupg, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2014-06-25.
- Is CVE-2014-4617 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.