CVE-2007-1263 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can forge OpenPGP message contents without detection due to lack of visual distinction between signed and unsigned parts.

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-2007-1263?

CVE-2007-1263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2007. 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

GnuPG 1.4.6 and earlier and GPGME before 1.1.4, when run from the command line, does not visually distinguish signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which might allow remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1263?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (24)
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::asAll versions0:1.0.7-21
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::awAll versions0:1.0.7-21
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::esAll versions0:1.0.7-21
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::wsAll versions0:1.0.7-21
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:1.2.1-20
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:1.2.6-9
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions0:1.4.5-13
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions0:1.4.5-13
gnupg Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions0:1.4.5-13
gnupg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions0:1.4.5-13

Products include Gnu Gpgme, Gnupg Gnupg.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1263?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-1263 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1263 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1263, DSA-1266-1, GHSA-mx49-25fh-66c8, RHSA-2007:0106, RHSA-2007:0107.

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