CVE-2006-6235

Critical

Description

A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Privacy Guard
PublishedDec 7, 2006
First seenDec 7, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu privacy_guard1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.2.1, 1.4.2.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.9.10, 1.9.15, 1.9.20, 2.0, 2.0.1—
gpg4win gpg4win1.0.7—
redhat enterprise_linux4.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop3.0, 4.0—
redhat fedora_corecore_5.0, core6—
redhat linux_advanced_workstation2.1—
rpath linux1—
slackware slackware_linux11.0—
ubuntu ubuntu_linux5.10, 6.06—

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