The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade gnupgUpgrade gnupg1 | Aug 30, 2017 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gnupg2-debuginfoUpgrade gnupg2Upgrade gnupg2-smime | Apr 27, 2020 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gnupg2Upgrade gnupg | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Sep 1, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-crypt/gnupg. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade gnupg2 | Dec 4, 2019 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade gnupg2 | Dec 18, 2019 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/security/libksba to version 1.3.2-0.175.2.11.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade security/pinentry to version 0.7.6-0.175.2.11.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade library/security/libassuan to version 2.2.0-0.175.2.11.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade crypto/gnupg to version 2.0.26-0.175.2.11.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.2 | May 29, 2017 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 20, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gpg2Upgrade gpg2-lang | Dec 18, 2015 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gnupg2Upgrade gnupg | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 25, 2014 |
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