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>> GnuPG "parse_user_id()" Packet Length Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : GnuPG "parse_user_id()" Packet Length Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2450
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3082
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-06-20
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A vulnerability has been identified in GnuPG, which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an integer overflow error in the "parse_user_id()" [parse-packet.c] function that does not properly handle an overly large user ID, which could be exploited by attackers to crash a vulnerable application or compromise an affected system via a specially crafted packet length.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Evgeny Legerov
ChangeLog
2006-06-20 : Initial release
2006-06-25 : Updated Solution
Vulnerability Management
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