CVE-2006-6235

Publication date 7 December 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gnupg 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 1.4.6-1ubuntu2
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 1.4.6-1ubuntu2
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 1.4.6-1ubuntu2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 1.4.6-1ubuntu2
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 1.4.6-1ubuntu2
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 1.4.6-1ubuntu2
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 1.4.3-2ubuntu3.3
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 1.4.2.2-1ubuntu2.5
gnupg2 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 2.0.3-1ubuntu1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 2.0.3-1ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 2.0.3-1ubuntu1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 2.0.3-1ubuntu1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 2.0.3-1ubuntu1
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 2.0.3-1ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 1.9.21-0ubuntu5.3
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-393-1
    • GnuPG vulnerability
    • 7 December 2006
    • USN-393-2
    • GnuPG2 vulnerabilities
    • 7 December 2006

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