National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-6235
Original release date:12/07/2006
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#427009
Name: VU#427009
External Source: XF
Name: gnupg-openpgp-code-execution(30711)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-393-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23269
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23255
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23250
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23245
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-4881
External Source: BID
Name: 21462
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0754
Type: Advisory
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11245
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-835
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-393-2
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2006-0070
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061206 rPSA-2006-0227-1 gnupg
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061206 GnuPG: remotely controllable function pointer [CVE-2006-6235]
External Source: OPENPKG
Name: OpenPKG-SA-2006.037
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2006:028
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:228
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1231
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017349
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200612-03
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24047
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23513
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23335
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23329
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23303
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23299
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23290
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23284
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23259
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2006:075
External Source: SGI
Name: 20061201-01-P
References to Check Content
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11245
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5