VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-4617
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.31% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- gnupg/gnupg · debian/debian linux · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=014b2103fcb12f261135e3954f26e9e07b39e342
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=11fdfcf82bd8d2b5bc38292a29876e10770f4b0a
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000344.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000345.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59213
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59534
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59578
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2967
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2968Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2258-1
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=014b2103fcb12f261135e3954f26e9e07b39e342
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=11fdfcf82bd8d2b5bc38292a29876e10770f4b0a
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000344.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000345.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59213
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59534
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59578
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2967
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2968Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2258-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.