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CVE-2006-6169

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2006-11-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Gnupg Gnupg

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References