CVE-2006-3746
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.0
Description
Integer overflow in parse_comment in GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted message.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
GnuPG 1.4/1.9 - Parse_Comment Remote Buffer Overflow
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19110/info
GnuPG is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer.
This issue may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the affected application, but this has not been confirmed.
GnuPG version 1.4.4 is vulnerable to this issue; previous versions may also be affected.
perl -e 'print "\xfd\xff\xff\xff\xff\xfe"'| /var/gnupg/bin/gpg --no-armorOS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.9.20-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.9.20-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.9.20-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.9.20-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.9.20-2 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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