CVE-2013-4402

Description

The compressed packet parser in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted OpenPGP message.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.67% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gnupg.org Vendor Advisory gnupg.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015685
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00020.html vendor advisory
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2013q4/000334.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1987-1 vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725433
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2013q4/000333.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2773 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00025.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1459.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2774 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4402?
CVE-2013-4402 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4402?
To fix CVE-2013-4402, 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-2013-4402 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4402 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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