CVE-2006-3746 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted message due to an integer overflow in GnuPG's comment parsing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3746?
CVE-2006-3746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Integer overflow in parse_comment in GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3746?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (16)
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.2.1-17 |
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.2.6-6 |
Products include Gnupg Gnupg.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3746?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-3746 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3746 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3746, DSA-1140-1, DSA-1141-1, GHSA-qr6w-8m4j-52r2, RHSA-2006:0615.