Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gnupg (MDKSA-2006:228)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 24611

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A 'stack overwrite' vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gnupg and / or gnupg2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 24611

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-228.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gnupg, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gnupg2, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6235

BID: 21462

MDKSA: 2006:228

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