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FreeBSD : gnupg -- possible DoS using garbled compressed data packets (1c840eb9-fb32-11e3-866e-b499baab0cbe)

high Nessus Plugin ID 76195

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Werner Koch reports :

This release includes a *security fix* to stop a possible DoS using garbled compressed data packets which can be used to put gpg into an infinite loop.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000344.html

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000345.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?2073ef5f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76195

File Name: freebsd_pkg_1c840eb9fb3211e3866eb499baab0cbe.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 6/24/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnupg, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnupg1, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2014