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CVE-2006-6235

Published: Dec 7, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.7%
Top 8.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

SUSE Linux EnterpriseNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
privacy guardgnuOSS Libraries
gpg4wingpg4win
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
gpg4wincommercialSecurity Productsaka gpg4win
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 6 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.suse.com/support/security/advisories/2006_75_gpg.html
suse.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017349
securitytracker.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23269
secunia.com
and 33 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 7, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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