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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-6235 · published 7 December 2006

CVE-2006-6235: Gnu privacy guard vulnerability

Gnu · Privacy Guard

A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.9% · top 7.1%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
70References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.asc
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000491.html
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23245 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23250 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23255 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23259
http://secunia.com/advisories/23269 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23284
http://secunia.com/advisories/23290
http://secunia.com/advisories/23299
http://secunia.com/advisories/23303
http://secunia.com/advisories/23329
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
http://secunia.com/advisories/23513
http://secunia.com/advisories/24047
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017349
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427009 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:228
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453664/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453723/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21462 Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-1 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4881
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30711
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-835
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11245
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.asc
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000491.html
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23245 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23250 PatchVendor Advisory

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