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    CVE-2006-6235

    A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

    Published:Dec 6, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 7, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.08898
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Privacy Guard
    Vendor
    Gpg4win
    Product
    Gpg4win
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fedora Core
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux Advanced Workstation
    Vendor
    Rpath
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Slackware
    Product
    Slackware Linux
    Vendor
    Ubuntu
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2006-0049 (CVSS 5) — gpg in GnuPG before 1.4.2.2 does not properly verify non-detached signatures, which allows attackers to inject…
    CVE-2006-0455 (CVSS 4.6) — gpgv in GnuPG before 1.4.2.1, when using unattended signature verification, returns a 0 exit code in certain c…
    CVE-2003-0978 (CVSS 7.5) — Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and e…
    CVE-2003-0971 (CVSS 5) — GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal type 20 (sign+encrypt) keys using the same …
    CVE-2003-0255 (CVSS 10) — The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple u…
    CVE-2001-0522 (CVSS 7.5) — Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to …
    CVE-2001-0072 (CVSS 5) — gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions imports both public and private keys from public key servers without …
    CVE-2001-0071 (CVSS 2.1) — gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions does not properly verify detached signatures, which allows attackers …
    CVE-2000-0974 (CVSS 7.5) — GnuPG (gpg) 1.0.3 does not properly check all signatures of a file containing multiple documents, which allows…

    References

    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.asc
    http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000491.html
    http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23245
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23250
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23255
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23259
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23269
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23284
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23290
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23299
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23303
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23329
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23513
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24047
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1017349
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427009
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:228
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
    http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453664/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453723/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21462
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-2
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4881
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30711
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-835
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11245
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.asc
    http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000491.html
    http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23245
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23250
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23255
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23259
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23269
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23284
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23290
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23299
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23303
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23329
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23513
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24047
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1017349
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427009
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:228
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
    http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453664/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453723/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21462
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-2
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4881
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30711
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-835
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11245

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High