Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2006-6169
CVE-2006-6169
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ask_outfile_name function in openfile.c for GnuPG (gpg) 1.4 and 2.0, when running interactively, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via messages with "C-escape" expansions, which cause the make_printable_string function to return a longer string than expected while constructing a prompt.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
34- secunia.com/advisories/23094nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.ascnvd
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- lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23110nvd
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- secunia.com/advisories/23161nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23171nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23250nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23269nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23284nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23299nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23303nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23513nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24047nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1927nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452829/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453253/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21306nvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0068/nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-2nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4736nvd
- bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue728nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30550nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-826nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11228nvd
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