| Revision Date: | 2013-04-29 | Version: | 11 | | Title: | 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. | | Description: | 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. | | Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability | | Status: | ACCEPTED | Reference(s): | CVE-2006-6169
| | Platform(s): | CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
| Product(s): | | | Definition Synopsis | | OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3 RHEL3 or CentOS3
The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
OR CentOS Linux 3.x
AND gnupg is earlier than 0:1.2.1-19
OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4
RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4
The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
OR CentOS Linux 4.x
OR Oracle Linux 4.x
AND gnupg is earlier than 0:1.2.6-8
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