CVE-2006-0455

NameCVE-2006-0455
Descriptiongpgv in GnuPG before 1.4.2.1, when using unattended signature verification, returns a 0 exit code in certain cases even when the detached signature file does not carry a signature, which could cause programs that use gpgv to assume that the signature verification has succeeded. Note: this also occurs when running the equivalent command "gpg --verify".
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-978-1
Debian Bugs353017, 353019, 354620

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gnupg2 (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye2.2.27-2+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2.2.40-1.1fixed
sid, trixie2.2.45-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gnupgsourcewoody1.0.6-4woody4DSA-978-1
gnupgsourcesarge1.4.1-1sarge1DSA-978-1
gnupgsource(unstable)1.4.2.2-1medium353017, 353019, 354620
gnupg2source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- gnupg2 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not activated)

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