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.
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DSA-1231-1 | New gnupg packages fix arbitrary code execution |
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EUVD-2006-6152 | 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. |
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USN-393-2 | GnuPG2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:34.866Z
Reserved: 2006-11-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-6169

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2006-11-29T18:28:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2006-6169


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