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>> GnuPG OpenPGP Messages Processing Remote Function Pointer Overwrite Vulnerability
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Title : GnuPG OpenPGP Messages Processing Remote Function Pointer Overwrite Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4881
CVE ID : CVE-2006-6235
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-12-07
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A vulnerability has been identified in GnuPG, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable server or cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to a memory corruption error when processing malformed OpenPGP packets, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a specially crafted message or file.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Tavis Ormandy (Gentoo security team)
ChangeLog
2006-12-07 : Initial release
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