CVE-2007-3499 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass GPG signature verification in SlackRoll to install malicious packages or cause data inconsistency via malformed signatures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3499?
CVE-2007-3499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SlackRoll before 8 accepts gpg exit codes other than 0 and 1 as evidence of a valid signature, which allows remote Slackware mirror sites or man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (data inconsistency) or possibly install Trojan horse packages via malformed gpg signatures.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Slackroll Slackroll.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-3499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8q64-j7wc-42px.