Resource management error in GnuPG - CVE-2008-1530
Published: August 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114065
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1530
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
GnuPG
GnuPG
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-1530
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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