| Name | CVE-2015-1606 |
| Description | The keyring DB in GnuPG before 2.1.2 does not properly handle invalid packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and use-after-free) via a crafted keyring file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-175-1, DSA-3184-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 778577, 778652 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gnupg2 (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 2.2.12-1+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.2.27-2+deb11u2 | fixed |
| trixie, bookworm | 2.2.40-1.1 | fixed |
| sid | 2.2.40-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[wheezy] - gnupg2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - gnupg2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - gnupg <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/5-Multiple-issues-in-GnuPG-found-through-keyring-fuzzing-TFPA-0012015.html
http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git;a=commit;h=f0f71a721ccd7ab9e40b8b6b028b59632c0cc648