DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6169
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2006-11-29T18:28:00Z
Modified
2026-09-12T06:47:32Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ask_outfile_name function in openfile.c for GnuPG (gpg) 1.4 and 2.0, when running interactively, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via messages with "C-escape" expansions, which cause the make_printable_string function to return a longer string than expected while constructing a prompt.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / gnupg2

Package

Name
gnupg2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnupg2?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0-5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169.json"

Debian:13 / gnupg2

Package

Name
gnupg2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnupg2?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0-5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169.json"

Debian:14 / gnupg2

Package

Name
gnupg2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnupg2?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0-5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6169.json"