CVE-2006-6169

Impact

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.

Affected products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000241.html
• http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23094
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23110
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23146
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23161
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23171
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23250
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23269
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23284
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23299
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23303
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23513
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24047
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1927
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017291
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:221
• http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452829/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453253/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21306