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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 201407-04 ] GnuPG: Denial of Service Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: GnuPG: Denial of Service (GLSA 201407-04)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: July 16, 2014
Bug(s): #514718
ID: 201407-04

Synopsis

A vulnerability in GnuPG can lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite of
cryptographic software.


Affected Packages

Package: app-crypt/gnupg
Vulnerable: < 2.0.24
Unaffected: >= 2.0.24
Unaffected: >= 1.4.17 < 1.4.18
Unaffected: >= 1.4.18 < 1.4.19
Unaffected: >= 1.4.19 < 1.4.20
Unaffected: >= 1.4.20 < 1.4.21
Unaffected: >= 1.4.21 < 1.4.22
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

GnuPG does not properly handle a specially crated compressed packet
resulting in an infinite loop.


Impact

A context-dependent attacker can cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GnuPG 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.24"
   
All GnuPG 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-1.4.17"
   


References

CVE-2014-4617
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