VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-6169
CVSS score6.8 NONE
EPSS probability3.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-11-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other