Gnu GPGME 1.1.3 missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gnu GPGME 1.1.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-1263. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Gnu GPGME 1.1.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

GnuPG 1.4.6 and earlier and GPGME before 1.1.4, when run from the command line, does not visually distinguish signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which might allow remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2007. The weakness was shared 03/06/2007 by CORE Security with CORE Security Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at coresecurity.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1263 since 03/04/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67460 (Oracle Linux 5 : gnupg (ELSA-2007-0107)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156082 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for GnuPG (ELSA-2007-0107)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32925), Exploit-DB (29689), Tenable (67460), SecurityFocus (BID 22757†) and OSVDB (33501†). The entries VDB-35445, VDB-35444, VDB-35443 and VDB-35442 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 67460
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : gnupg (ELSA-2007-0107)
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OpenVAS ID: 58121
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1266-1 (gnupg)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: coresecurity.com
Researcher: CORE Security
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1263 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1263
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35439

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X-Force: 32925
SecurityFocus: 22757 - GnuPG Signed Message Arbitrary Content Injection Weakness
Secunia: 24365 - Red Hat update for gnupg, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33501 - CVE-2007-1263 - GNU - Multiple Products - File Modification Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017727
Vulnerability Center: 14584 - GnuPG Allows to Forge Contents of a Message Without Detection, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0835

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 06/09/2025 08:00
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (88), 07/16/2019 14:24 (6), 01/12/2025 20:37 (17), 06/09/2025 08:00 (4)
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