SB2008032801 - Resource management error in GnuPG
Published: March 28, 2008 Updated: August 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008032801
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1530)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted duplicate keys that are imported from key servers to trigger memory corruption around deduplication of user IDs and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2008q1/000272.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29568
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28487
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1056/references
- https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue894
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214990
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41547