#VU7658 Stack-based buffer overflow in Gnu - CVE-2017-5336

 

#VU7658 Stack-based buffer overflow in Gnu - CVE-2017-5336

Published: August 2, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7658
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5336
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gnu
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper processing of malicious OpenPGP certificates by the cdk_pk_get_keyid function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted OpenPGP certificate, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Update to version 3.3.26 or 3.5.8.

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