Format String Vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp Allows Remote Code Execution

CVE-2003-0978 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.

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