GLSA 200608-08 GnuPG: Integer overflow vulnerability

Posted by Bob on: 08/05/2006 12:42 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - GnuPG: Integer overflow vulnerability. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: GnuPG: Integer overflow vulnerability
Date: August 05, 2006
Bugs: #142248
ID: 200608-08

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Synopsis
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GnuPG is vulnerable to an integer overflow that could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite
of cryptographic software.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-crypt/gnupg lt; 1.4.5 gt;= 1.4.5

Description
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Evgeny Legerov discovered a vulnerability in GnuPG that when certain
packets are handled an integer overflow may occur.

Impact
======

By sending a specially crafted email to a user running an affected
version of GnuPG, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running GnuPG.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GnuPG users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=app-crypt/gnupg-1.4.5"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-3746
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3746

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-08.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5