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Status published
High
CVE-2020-24972
The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG...
Vulnerability Description
The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because openpgp4fpr: URLs are supported without safe handling of command-line options. The Qt platformpluginpath command-line option can be used to load an arbitrary DLL.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rKLEOPATRAb4bd63c1739900d94c04da03045e9445a5a5f54b
- https://dev.gnupg.org/source/kleo/browse/master/CMakeLists.txt
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-21
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IRIPL72WMXTVWS2M7WYV5SNPETYJ2YI7/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00064.html
Affected Vendor
kleopatra project
View all reports →Affected Software
kleopatra, fedora, backports sle, leap
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 32, 15.0, 15.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 29th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.