Details
Evgeny Legerov discovered that gnupg did not sufficiently check the
validity of the comment and a control field. Specially crafted GPG
data could cause a buffer overflow. This could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with the user's privileges if an attacker can trick an
user into processing a malicious encrypted/signed document with gnupg.
Evgeny Legerov discovered that gnupg did not sufficiently check the
validity of the comment and a control field. Specially crafted GPG
data could cause a buffer overflow. This could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with the user's privileges if an attacker can trick an
user into processing a malicious encrypted/signed document with gnupg.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.06 dapper | gnupg – 1.4.2.2-1ubuntu2.2 | ||
| 5.10 breezy | gnupg – 1.4.1-1ubuntu1.4 | ||
| 5.04 hoary | gnupg – 1.2.5-3ubuntu5.5 | ||
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