CVE-2006-6169

Description

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.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.54% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory openpkg.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23110	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23269	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23303	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452829/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-826
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30550	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23513	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23284	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23146	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23171	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-2	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.html	vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0068/	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1927	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23299	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1	vendor advisory
https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue728
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017291	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml	vendor advisory
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000241.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23094	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.html	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453253/100/100/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21306	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4736	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23250	third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.asc	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23161	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:221	vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11228	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/24047	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6169?: CVE-2006-6169 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6169?: To fix CVE-2006-6169, 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-2006-6169 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6169 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.