CVE-2006-0803 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The signature verification functionality in the YaST Online Update (YOU) script handling relies on a gpg feature that is not intended for signature verification, which prevents YOU from detecting malicious scripts or code that do not pass the signature check when gpg 1.4.x is being used.

Published: 2006-02-23

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0809	The signature verification functionality in the YaST Online Update (YOU) script handling relies on a gpg feature that is not intended for signature verification, which prevents YOU from detecting malicious scripts or code that do not pass the signature check when gpg 1.4.x is being used.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00212.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_09_gpg.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_13_gpg.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16889

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Suse Linux

Suse Suse Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:48:56.618Z

Reserved: 2006-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0803

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-23T20:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0803

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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