CentOS 3 / 4 : gnupg (CESA-2006:0615)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22164

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated GnuPG packages that fix a security issue is now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

GnuPG is a utility for encrypting data and creating digital signatures.

An integer overflow flaw was found in GnuPG. An attacker could create a carefully crafted message packet with a large length that could cause GnuPG to crash or possibly overwrite memory when opened.
(CVE-2006-3746)

All users of GnuPG are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gnupg package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22164

File Name: centos_RHSA-2006-0615.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 8/7/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gnupg

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3746

BID: 19110

RHSA: 2006:0615

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