CVE-2008-1530

Description

GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted duplicate keys that are imported from key servers, which triggers "memory corruption around deduplication of user IDs."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.02% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1056/references vdb entry
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2008q1/000272.html mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41547 vdb entry
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-1.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28487 vdb entry
https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue894
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214990
http://secunia.com/advisories/29568 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1530?
CVE-2008-1530 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1530?
To fix CVE-2008-1530, 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-2008-1530 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1530 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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