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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-51-1 | gnupg2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2967-1 | gnupg security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2968-1 | gnupg2 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-4543 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2258-1 | GnuPG vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T11:20:26.664Z
Reserved: 2014-06-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-4617
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-06-25T11:19:22.637
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-4617
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN