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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-24972: Kleopatra: Remote code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-24972: Kleopatra: Remote code execution

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/29/2020
Created
09/01/2020
Added
08/31/2020
Modified
09/08/2020

Description

The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because openpgp4fpr: URLs are supported without safe handling of command-line options. The Qt platformpluginpath command-line option can be used to load an arbitrary DLL.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-kde-apps-kleopatra

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