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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56261
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: gnupg
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: gnupg

CVE-2006-0455
gpgv in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.2.1, when using unattended signature
verification, returns a 0 exit code in certain cases even when the
detached signature file does not carry a signature, which could cause
programs that use gpgv to assume that the sigbnature verification has
succeeded. Note: this also occurs when running the equivalent command
'gpg --verify'.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0455
16663
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16663
18845
http://secunia.com/advisories/18845
18933
http://secunia.com/advisories/18933
18934
http://secunia.com/advisories/18934
18942
http://secunia.com/advisories/18942
18955
http://secunia.com/advisories/18955
18956
http://secunia.com/advisories/18956
18968
http://secunia.com/advisories/18968
19130
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
19249
http://secunia.com/advisories/19249
19532
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
2006-0008
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0008
20060215 False positive signature verification in GnuPG
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425289/100/0/threaded
20060401-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
23221
http://www.osvdb.org/23221
ADV-2006-0610
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0610
DSA-978
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-978
FEDORA-2006-116
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2006-116.shtml
FLSA-2006:185355
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433931/100/0/threaded
GLSA-200602-10
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-10.xml
MDKSA-2006:043
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:043
OpenPKG-SA-2006.001
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.001-gnupg.html
RHSA-2006:0266
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0266.html
SSA:2006-072-02
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.476477
SUSE-SA:2006:009
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_09_gpg.html
SUSE-SA:2006:013
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_13_gpg.html
SUSE-SR:2006:005
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
USN-252-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-252-1
[gnupg-announce] 20060215 False positive signature verification in GnuPG
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q1/000211.html
[gnupg-devel] 20060215 [Announce] False positive signature verification in GnuPG
http://marc.info/?l=gnupg-devel&m=113999098729114&w=2
gnupg-gpgv-improper-verification(24744)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24744
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10084
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10084
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