CVE-2012-6085
The read_block function in g10/import.c in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 2.0.x through 2.0.19, when importing a key, allows remote attackers to corrupt the public keyring database or cause a denial of
02 Description
The read_block function in g10/import.c in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 2.0.x through 2.0.19, when importing a key, allows remote attackers to corrupt the public keyring database or cause a denial of
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-01-24 01:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:21Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 273404f73251b50634e5afd768b7d4f924b15960b3054e41b65ff4396af60b2b
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891142
- bugs.g10code.comhttps://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1455
- www.securityfocus.com57102http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57102
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-0377http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095516.html
- git.gnupg.orghttp://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f0b33b6fb8e0586e9584a7a409dcc31263776a67
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130101 Re: GnuPG 1.4.12 and lower - memory access errors and keyring database corruptionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/01/6
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-0148http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095513.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1459http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1459.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1682-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1682-1
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:001http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:001
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgnupg-public-keys-code-exec(80990)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80990
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gnupg2 Fixed in 2.0.19-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gnupg2 Fixed in 2.0.19-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gnupg2 Fixed in 2.0.19-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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