Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:5.67%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.2.1, 1.4.2.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.9.10, 1.9.15, 1.9.20, 2.0, 2.0.1 |
| gpg4win | gpg4win | 1.0.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 3.0, 4.0 |
| redhat | fedora_core | core_5.0, core6 |
| redhat | linux_advanced_workstation | 2.1 |
| rpath | linux | 1 |
| slackware | slackware_linux | 11.0 |
| ubuntu | ubuntu_linux | 5.10, 6.06 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
5.671%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2006-12-02T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2006-12-07T11:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2006-12-06 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T20:19:35 |
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