>> GnuPG OpenPGP Messages Processing Remote Function Pointer Overwrite Vulnerability
Title : GnuPG OpenPGP Messages Processing Remote Function Pointer Overwrite Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4881 CVE ID : CVE-2006-6235
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-12-07
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in GnuPG, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable server or cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to a memory corruption error when processing malformed OpenPGP packets, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a specially crafted message or file.
