Unscored severity · published Jun 25, 2014
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…
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CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
GN
Gnupg · Gnupg
2.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.3; 2.0.4; 2.0.5; 2.0.6; +34 more · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
12.3; 13.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4617
git.gnupg.org
http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=014b2103fcb12f261135e3954f26e9e07b39e342
git.gnupg.org
http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=11fdfcf82bd8d2b5bc38292a29876e10770f4b0a
Mailing List
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000344.html
Mailing List
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000345.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00010.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/59213
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