CVE-2012-6085

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-12-29
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

The read_block function in g10/import.c in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 2.0.x through 2.0.19, when importing a key, allows remote attackers to corrupt the public keyring database or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted length field of an OpenPGP packet.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (gnupg)	ELSA-2013-1458	2013-10-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (gnupg2)	ELSA-2013-1459	2013-10-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (gnupg2)	ELSA-2013-1459	2013-10-24