# CVE-2010-2547: Use after free in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted certificate with many Subject Alternate Names to GPGSM.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2547, DSA-2076-1, GHSA-jjg3-cx5h-88wm, RHSA-2010:0603

## What is CVE-2010-2547?

CVE-2010-2547 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in kbx/keybox-blob.c in GPGSM in GnuPG 2.x through 2.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certificate with a large number of Subject Alternate Names, which is not properly handled in a realloc operation when importing the certificate or verifying its signature.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2547?

It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gnupg2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.0.10-3.el5_5.1 |
| `gnupg2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.0.10-3.el5_5.1 |
| `gnupg2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.0.10-3.el5_5.1 |
| `gnupg2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.0.10-3.el5_5.1 |

Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnupg Gnupg.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2547?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2010-2547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2547 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2547

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