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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% 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 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.3
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- openSUSE — versions 12.3, 13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/59351 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/59578 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000345.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2967 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2258-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2968 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi
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.