CVE-2006-6169 (GCVE-0-2006-6169)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-11-29 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:19
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2266 records in the last 180 days details
References
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-07… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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Date Public
2006-11-27 00:00
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