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TITLE:
GnuPG OpenPGP Message Decryption Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23245

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23245/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
GnuPG / gpg 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/12760/
GnuPG / gpg 1.4.x
http://secunia.com/product/8087/
GnuPG / gpg 1.0.x
http://secunia.com/product/2573/
GnuPG / gpg 1.2.x
http://secunia.com/product/309/
GnuPG / gpg 1.3.x
http://secunia.com/product/2591/

DESCRIPTION:
Tavis Ormandy has reported a vulnerability in GnuPG, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the decryption of
malformed OpenPGP messages. This can be exploited to corrupt memory
when decrypting a specially crafted OpenPGP message.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.4.6 and 2.0.2.

SOLUTION:
Update to a fixed version or apply patch.

GnuPG 1.4:
Update to version 1.4.6 or apply patch.

GnuPG 2.0:
Apply patch.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tavis Ormandy

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000491.html

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