CVE-2006-6235

Description

A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.58% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017349	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23269	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23303	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453723/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23255	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-1	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23513	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23284	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23245	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000491.html	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427009	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453664/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23299	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21462	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23329	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23259	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:228	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23290	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-835
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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4881	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11245	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/23250	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.asc	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30711	vdb entry
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24047	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6235?: CVE-2006-6235 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6235?: To fix CVE-2006-6235, 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-2006-6235 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6235 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.