DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169

    Published: 29 Nov 2006Last Modified: 7 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2006-6169

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6169

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnupg2

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gnupg2?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0-5.1

    Affected versions

    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