1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200608-08 / gnupg |
| Release Date | August 05, 2006 |
| Latest Revision | August 08, 2006: 02 |
| Impact | high |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| app-crypt/gnupg | < 1.4.5 | >= 1.4.5 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #142248
GnuPG is vulnerable to an integer overflow that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite of cryptographic software.
Evgeny Legerov discovered a vulnerability in GnuPG that when certain packets are handled an integer overflow may occur.
By sending a specially crafted email to a user running an affected version of GnuPG, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running GnuPG.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All GnuPG users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "=app-crypt/gnupg-1.4*" |