GnuPG 1.4.8/2.0.8 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GnuPG 1.4.8/2.0.8. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1530. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GnuPG 1.4.8/2.0.8 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted duplicate keys that are imported from key servers, which triggers "memory corruption around deduplication of user IDs."

The bug was discovered 03/27/2008. The weakness was shared 03/27/2008 by Andrea Barisani (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1530 since 03/27/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32061 (FreeBSD : gnupg -- memory corruption vulnerability (30394651-13e1-11dd-bab7-0016179b2dd5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41547), Tenable (32061), SecurityFocus (BID 28487†), OSVDB (43932†) and Secunia (SA29568†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32061
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : gnupg -- memory corruption vulnerability (30394651-13e1-11dd-bab7-0016179b2dd5)
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OpenVAS ID: 60881
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: gnupg
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Researcher: Andrea Barisani
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1530 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41729
X-Force: 41547
SecurityFocus: 28487 - GnuPG Duplicated Key Import Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 29568
OSVDB: 43932 - GnuPG - Duplicated Key Import Memory Corruption Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18301 - GnuPG 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 Remote DoS and Code Execution via Crafted Duplicate Keys, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1056

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 21:00
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (69), 08/09/2019 21:00 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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