CVE-2006-6169 (GCVE-0-2006-6169)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-11-29 18:00
Modified
2024-08-07 20:19
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
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.
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"assignerShortName": "mitre",
"cveId": "CVE-2006-6169",
"datePublished": "2006-11-29T18:00:00.000Z",
"dateReserved": "2006-11-29T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T20:19:34.866Z",
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}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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