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Scientific Linux Security Update : gnupg2 on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20131024)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 70603
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
A denial of service flaw was found in the way GnuPG parsed certain compressed OpenPGP packets. An attacker could use this flaw to send specially crafted input data to GnuPG, making GnuPG enter an infinite loop when parsing data. (CVE-2013-4402)It was found that importing a corrupted public key into a GnuPG keyring database corrupted that keyring. An attacker could use this flaw to trick a local user into importing a specially crafted public key into their keyring database, causing the keyring to be corrupted and preventing its further use. (CVE-2012-6085)
It was found that GnuPG did not properly interpret the key flags in a PGP key packet. GPG could accept a key for uses not indicated by its holder. (CVE-2013-4351)
Solution
Update the affected gnupg2, gnupg2-debuginfo and / or gnupg2-smime packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 70603
File Name: sl_20131024_gnupg2_on_SL5_x.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/25/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:gnupg2, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:gnupg2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:gnupg2-smime, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2013