CVE-2005-2023

Description

The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.47%

Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gpa-dev/2005-June/002291.html	mailing list
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gpa-dev/2005-May/002284.html	mailing list
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gpa-dev/2005-June/002294.html	mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_sr.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2023?: CVE-2005-2023 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2023?: To fix CVE-2005-2023, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2023 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2023 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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