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.
Published: 2013-01-24
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: 2.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2601-1 gnupg, gnupg2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5956 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1682-1 GnuPG vulnerability
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Gnupg Gnupg
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:21:28.395Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6085

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-01-24T01:55:03.740

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-6085

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-12-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-6085 - Bugzilla

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