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CVE-2006-6169

Published: Nov 29, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6169
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GnupgGnupg1.4 (including)1.4 (including)
GnupgGnupg2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1RedHatgnupg-0:1.0.7-20*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatgnupg-0:1.2.1-19*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatgnupg-0:1.2.6-8*
GnupgUbuntudapper*
GnupgUbuntudevel*
GnupgUbuntuedgy*
GnupgUbuntufeisty*
GnupgUbuntugutsy*
GnupgUbuntuhardy*
GnupgUbuntuintrepid*
GnupgUbuntujaunty*
GnupgUbuntukarmic*
GnupgUbuntuupstream*
Gnupg2Ubuntudapper*
Gnupg2Ubuntuedgy*
Gnupg2Ubuntufeisty*
Gnupg2Ubuntuupstream*

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