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GLSA-201110-15 : GnuPG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56590

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201110-15 (GnuPG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 The GPGSM utility in GnuPG contains a use-after-free vulnerability that may be exploited when importing a crafted X.509 certificate explicitly or during the signature verification process.
 Impact :

 An unauthenticated remote attacker may execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running GnuPG by enticing them to import a crafted certificate.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GnuPG 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.16-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201110-15

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56590

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201110-15.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 10/24/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gnupg

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2547

BID: 41945

GLSA: 201110-15