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CVE-2015-1606

gnupg2: invalid memory read using a garbled keyring

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.2

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · February 13, 2015

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

The keyring DB in GnuPG before 2.1.2 does not properly handle invalid packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and use-after-free) via a crafted keyring file.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-416 · Use After Free