| Name | CVE-2020-24972 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| kleopatra (PTS) | buster | 4:18.08.3-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 4:20.08.3-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4:22.12.3-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4:22.12.3-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| kleopatra | source | stretch | (not affected) | | | |
| kleopatra | source | (unstable) | 4:20.08.2-2 | | | |
Notes
[buster] - kleopatra <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - kleopatra <not-affected> (Vulnerable code added to Debian in version 4:18.07.90-1)
Introduced via: https://dev.gnupg.org/rKLEOPATRAd1cd40bae47eb349e14750601223b6b5d9f71940 (v18.07.80+)
Fixed by: https://dev.gnupg.org/rKLEOPATRAb4bd63c1739900d94c04da03045e9445a5a5f54b
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-21