CVE-2006-6169
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 29, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 29, 2006
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 23110third-party-advisory
- 23269third-party-advisory
- 23303third-party-advisory
- 20061127 GnuPG 1.4 and 2.0 buffer overflowmailing-list
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-826
- gnupg-openfile-bo(30550)vdb-entry
- 23513third-party-advisory
- 23284third-party-advisory
- 23146third-party-advisory
- 23171third-party-advisory
- USN-393-2vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0754vendor-advisory
- 2006-0068vendor-advisory
- 1927third-party-advisory
- DSA-1231vendor-advisory
- 23299third-party-advisory
- USN-389-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue728
- 1017291vdb-entry
- GLSA-200612-03vendor-advisory
- [gnupg-announce] 20061127 GnuPG 1.4 and 2.0 buffer overflowmailing-list
- 23094third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2006:075vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm
- 20061201 rPSA-2006-0224-1 gnupgmailing-list
- 21306vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-4736vdb-entry
- 23250third-party-advisory
- 23161third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:221vendor-advisory
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.037vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11228vdb-entrysignature
- 24047third-party-advisory
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