rPSA-2006-0227-1 gnupg

Wed Dec 6 16:34:50 EST 2006

rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0227-1
Published: 2006-12-06
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
    gnupg=/conary.rpath.com at rpl:devel//1/1.4.6-0.1-

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6235
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-835

Description:
    Previous versions of the gnupg package will execute attacker-provided
    code found in intentionally malformed OpenPGP packets. This allows an
    attacker to run arbitrary code as the user invoking gpg on the file
    that contains the malformed packets.