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Critical
CVE-2008-1530
GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause...
Vulnerability Description
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."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1056/references
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2008q1/000272.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41547
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28487
- https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue894
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214990
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29568
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.4.8, 2.0.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 27th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.