FreeBSD : gnupg -- user id integer overflow vulnerability (f900bda8-0472-11db-bbf7-000c6ec775d9)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21756

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

If GnuPG processes a userid with a very long packet length, GnuPG can crash due to insufficient bounds check. This can result in a denial-of-service condition or potentially execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running GnuPG.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21756

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f900bda8047211dbbbf7000c6ec775d9.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 6/26/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3082

BID: 18554

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