OpenPGP Packet Length Field Vulnerability

CVE-2012-6085 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The read_block function in g10/import.c in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 2.0.x through 2.0.19, when importing a key, allows remote attackers to corrupt the public keyring database or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted length field of an OpenPGP packet.

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