5.8

CVE-2012-6085: gnupg Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6085DSA-2601-1
Published 24-01-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6085 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in gnupg. EPSS estimates a 2.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2013:1458RHSA-2013:1459

Timeline

  1. 24-01-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The read_block function in g10/import.c in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 2.0.x through 2.0.19, when importing a key, allows remote attackers to corrupt the public keyring database or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted length field of an OpenPGP packet.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.91% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.g10code.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • gnupg< 1.4.10-4+squeeze1
  • gnupg2< 2.0.19-2 | < 2.0.14-2+squeeze1
Gnupg1 product
  • gnupg1.4.0 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.8 | 1.4.10 | 1.4.11 | 1.4.12 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.10 | 2.0.11 | 2.0.12 | 2.0.13 | 2.0.14 | 2.0.15 | 2.0.16 | 2.0.17 | 2.0.18 | 2.0.19

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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