PT-2015-5386
CVE-2015-1606
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Published
2015-02-16
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Updated
2019-11-22
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GnuPG versions prior to 2.1.2
Description
The issue concerns the keyring DB in GnuPG, which does not properly handle invalid packets. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a crafted keyring file, resulting in an invalid read and use-after-free.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 2.1.2, update to version 2.1.2 or later to resolve the issue.
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